godfather

Who acts: godfather, man, Uncle Joe, Godparents, Russian merchant · What happens: be, promise, christen, help, bring up, care · To what, where: man, baptism, child, Christian faith, Bible, I · Speech: someone speaks here

«godfather» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: godfather in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

A godfather is a man who promises at a child's baptism or christening to help bring the child up in the Christian faith and care for them.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 godfather	det
2	godfather	godfather	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 man	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 man	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 man	det
5	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 promises	nsubj
7	promises	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 man	acl:relcl
8	at	at	ADP	_	12 baptism	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 child	det
10	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 baptism	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 child	case
12	baptism	baptism	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 promises	obl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 christening	cc
14	christening	christen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 baptism	conj
15	to	to	PART	_	16 help	mark
16	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 christening	xcomp
17	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 help	xcomp
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 child	det
19	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 bring	obj
20	up	up	ADP	_	17 bring	compound:prt
21	in	in	ADP	_	24 faith	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 faith	det
23	Christian	Christian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 faith	amod
24	faith	faith	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 bring	obl
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 care	cc
26	care	care	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 bring	conj
27	for	for	ADP	_	28 them	case
28	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 care	obl
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 man	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a godfather	a man			tree rules
2	promise speech: promise	present	a man		a child's baptism		vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	christen	gerund	a man not said here				tree rules
4	help	to-infinitive	a man not said here				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
5	bring up	infinitive	a man not said here	the child	the Christian faith		vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent child=Patient
6	care	infinitive	a man not said here			for them = they	vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for they=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

The founder or most important early person of something: the godfather of rock.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 founder	det
2	founder	founder	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 person	cc
4	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	5 important	advmod
5	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 person	amod
6	early	early	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 person	amod
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 founder	conj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 something	case
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 person	nmod
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 godfather	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 godfather	det
12	godfather	godfather	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 something	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 rock	case
14	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 godfather	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 founder	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

The boss of a criminal gang, from the film «The Godfather».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boss	det
2	boss	boss	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 gang	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 gang	det
5	criminal	criminal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 gang	amod
6	gang	gang	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 boss	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 film	punct
8	from	from	ADP	_	10 film	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 film	det
10	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 boss	conj
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 Godfather	punct
12	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 Godfather	det
13	Godfather	Godfather	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 film	appos
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 Godfather	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 boss	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

My godfather gave me a Bible when I was baptised.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 godfather	nmod:poss
2	godfather	godfather	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 Bible	det
6	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 gave	iobj
7	when	when	SCONJ	_	10 baptised	mark
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 baptised	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 baptised	aux:pass
10	baptised	baptise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 gave	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	My godfather		a Bible				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient bible=Theme
2	baptise	past · passive		I					tree rules

Example 2

Uncle Joe is my godfather and sends me birthday cards.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Joe	compound
2	Joe	Joe	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 godfather	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 godfather	cop
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 godfather	nmod:poss
5	godfather	godfather	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 sends	cc
7	sends	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 godfather	conj
8	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 sends	obj
9	birthday	birthday	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 cards	compound
10	cards	card	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 sends	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 godfather	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Uncle Joe	my godfather					tree rules
2	send	present	Uncle Joe not said here	birthday cards	me				vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Destination card=Theme

Example 3

At the christening, the godfather held the baby.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	3 christening	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 christening	det
3	christening	christening	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 held	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 christening	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 godfather	det
6	godfather	godfather	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 held	nsubj
7	held	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 baby	det
9	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 held	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 held	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	past	the godfather	the baby		the christening			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent baby=Theme at christening=Location

Example 4

He is called the godfather of punk music.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 called	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 called	aux:pass
3	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 godfather	det
5	godfather	godfather	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 called	xcomp
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 music	case
7	punk	punk	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 music	amod
8	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 godfather	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		He					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 5

In the film, the godfather ran the gang.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 film	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 film	det
3	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ran	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 film	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 godfather	det
6	godfather	godfather	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ran	nsubj
7	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 gang	det
9	gang	gang	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ran	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	the godfather	the gang		the film			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent gang=Theme in film=Trajectory

Example 6

Godparents promise to pray for the child.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Godparents	godparent	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 promise	nsubj
2	promise	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 pray	mark
4	pray	pray	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 promise	xcomp
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 child	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 child	det
7	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pray	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 promise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	promise speech: promise	present	Godparents						vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	pray not said to happen	to-infinitive	Godparents not said here					for the child	vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for child=Theme

Example 7

The Russian merchant was his godfather, and the kitchen-maid his godmother.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 merchant	det
2	Russian	Russian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 merchant	amod
3	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 godfather	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 godfather	cop
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 godfather	nmod:poss
6	godfather	godfather	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 maid	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 maid	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 maid	det
10	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 maid	compound
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 kitchen	punct
12	maid	maid	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 godfather	conj
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 godmother	nmod:poss
14	godmother	godmother	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 maid	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 godfather	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the Russian merchant	his godfather and the kitchen maid					tree rules

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