housewife

Who acts: woman, great grandmother, Housewives, advert, soldier, young housewife · What happens: look, not work, pay, bake, be, wash · To what, where: housewife, clothes, homemaker, happy housewife, uniform

«housewife» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: housewife in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A woman whose main work is looking after her home and family, not working at a paid job.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 woman	det
2	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 looking	nsubj
3	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	5 work	nmod:poss
4	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 work	amod
5	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 looking	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 looking	aux
7	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	after	after	ADP	_	10 home	case
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 home	nmod:poss
10	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 looking	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 family	cc
12	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 home	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 working	punct
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 working	advmod
15	working	work	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 looking	conj
16	at	at	ADP	_	19 job	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 job	det
18	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 job	amod
19	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 working	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 looking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	look	present · progressive	a woman	after work's home and family		vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	not work	gerund	a woman not said here		at a paid job	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at job=Theme
3	pay	participle				vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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

Usage: old, UK, also «hussif» — kept apart, not parsed.

A small sewing kit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 kit	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 kit	amod
3	sewing	sewing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kit	compound
4	kit	kit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 kit	punct

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

Example 1

In the old story, the housewife baked bread every morning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 story	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 story	amod
4	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 bread	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 story	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 housewife	det
7	housewife	housewife	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 bread	nsubj
8	baked	bake	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 bread	amod
9	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	11 morning	det
11	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 bread	nmod:unmarked
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 bread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bake	participle							vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

My great-grandmother was a housewife with seven children.

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	4 grandmother	nmod:poss
2	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 grandmother	amod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 great	punct
4	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 housewife	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 housewife	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 housewife	det
7	housewife	housewife	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 children	case
9	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 children	nummod
10	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 housewife	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 housewife	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	My great grandmother	a housewife				with seven children	tree rules

Example 3

Housewives once washed clothes by hand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Housewives	housewife	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 washed	nsubj
2	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	3 washed	advmod
3	washed	wash	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	3 washed	obj
5	by	by	ADP	_	6 hand	case
6	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 washed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 washed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash	past	Housewives	clothes				by hand; once property	vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient

Example 4

Today, «homemaker» is used more than «housewife».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 used	obl:unmarked
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 homemaker	punct
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 homemaker	punct
4	homemaker	homemaker	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 used	nsubj:pass
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 homemaker	punct
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 used	aux:pass
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	7 used	advmod
9	than	than	ADP	_	11 housewife	case
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 housewife	punct
11	housewife	housewife	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 more	obl
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 used	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present · passive		homemaker			today		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 5

The advert showed a happy housewife with a new washing machine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 advert	det
2	advert	advert	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	nsubj
3	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 housewife	det
5	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 housewife	amod
6	housewife	housewife	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	11 machine	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 machine	det
9	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 machine	amod
10	washing	washing	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 machine	compound
11	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the advert		a happy housewife			with a new washing machine	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent housewife=Recipient

Example 6

The soldier carried a housewife to mend his uniform.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 soldier	det
2	soldier	soldier	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carried	nsubj
3	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 housewife	det
5	housewife	housewife	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carried	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 mend	mark
7	mend	mend	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 carried	advcl
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 uniform	nmod:poss
9	uniform	uniform	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 mend	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past	the soldier	a housewife					vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent housewife=Theme
2	mend	to-infinitive	the soldier not said here	soldier's uniform					tree rules

Example 7

A young housewife was spinning late one evening.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 housewife	det
2	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 housewife	amod
3	housewife	housewife	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spinning	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 spinning	aux
5	spinning	spin	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	late	late	ADV	Degree=Pos	8 evening	advmod
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 evening	nummod
8	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spinning	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 spinning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spin	past · progressive	a young housewife				evening		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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