infant Who acts: infant, Infants, infant school, little brother, you · What happens: be, not walk, talk, describe, begin, sleep · To what, where: baby, youngest children, primary school, something, cot, milk
«infant» 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: infant in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An infant is a baby or a very young child, especially one who cannot yet walk or talk well.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det cc det advmod amod conj punct advmod parataxis nsubj aux advmod advmod acl:relcl cc conj advmod punct root An DET infant NOUN is AUX a DET baby NOUN or CCONJ a DET very ADV young ADJ child NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV one NUM who PRON can AUX not PART yet ADV walk VERB or CCONJ talk VERB well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 infant det 2 infant infant NOUN Number=Sing 5 baby nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 baby cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 baby det 5 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 10 child cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 child det 8 very very ADV _ 9 young advmod 9 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 10 child amod 10 child child NOUN Number=Sing 5 baby conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 one punct 12 especially especially ADV _ 13 one advmod 13 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 baby parataxis 14 who who PRON PronType=Rel 18 walk nsubj 15 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 walk aux 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 18 walk advmod 17 yet yet ADV _ 18 walk advmod 18 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 one acl:relcl 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 talk cc 20 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 walk conj 21 well well ADV Degree=Pos 20 talk advmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 baby punct
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1 is a present a infant a baby or a young child tree rules 2 not walk can yet vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 talk infinitive well property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: 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: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
Infants are the youngest children in primary school, about ages four to seven; an infant school is for them.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop det amod case amod nmod punct case parataxis flat case nmod punct det amod nsubj cop case nmod punct root Infants NOUN are AUX the DET youngest ADJ children NOUN in ADP primary ADJ school NOUN , PUNCT about ADP ages NOUN four NUM to ADP seven NUM ; PUNCT an DET infant ADJ school NOUN is AUX for ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Infants infant NOUN Number=Plur 5 children nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 children cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 children det 4 youngest young ADJ Degree=Sup 5 children amod 5 children child NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 school case 7 primary primary ADJ Degree=Pos 8 school amod 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 5 children nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 ages punct 10 about about ADP _ 11 ages case 11 ages age NOUN Number=Plur 5 children parataxis 12 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 ages flat 13 to to ADP _ 14 seven case 14 seven seven NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 four nmod 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 21 them punct 16 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 school det 17 infant infant ADJ Degree=Pos 18 school amod 18 school school NOUN Number=Sing 21 them nsubj 19 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 them cop 20 for for ADP _ 21 them case 21 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 children nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 children punct
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1 is a present Infants the youngest children primary school tree rules 2 is present a infant school for ages = age tree rules
Meaning 3 Infant can describe something new that has just begun: an infant company.
nsubj aux obj amod nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl punct det amod obl punct root Infant NOUN can AUX describe VERB something PRON new ADJ that PRON has AUX just ADV begun VERB : PUNCT an DET infant ADJ company NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Infant infant NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 describe aux 3 describe describe VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 describe obj 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something amod 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 begun nsubj 7 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 begun aux 8 just just ADV _ 9 begun advmod 9 begun begin VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 something acl:relcl 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 company punct 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 company det 12 infant infant ADJ Degree=Pos 13 company amod 13 company company NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 describe punct
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1 describe can Infant something a infant company obl vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 begin present · perfect vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 1 The infant slept in her cot.
det nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET infant NOUN slept VERB in ADP her PRON cot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 infant det 2 infant infant NOUN Number=Sing 3 slept nsubj 3 slept sleep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 cot case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 cot nmod:poss 6 cot cot NOUN Number=Sing 3 slept obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 slept punct
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1 sleep past the infant infant's cot vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in cot=Location
Example 2 Infants need milk many times a day.
nsubj obj amod obl det nmod:unmarked punct root Infants NOUN need VERB milk NOUN many ADJ times NOUN a DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Infants infant NOUN Number=Plur 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 2 need obj 4 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 times amod 5 times time NOUN Number=Plur 2 need obl 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 5 times nmod:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present Infants milk time vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot milk=Theme
Example 3 My little brother is in the infants.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop case det punct root My PRON little ADJ brother NOUN is AUX in ADP the DET infants NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 brother nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brother amod 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 7 infants nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 infants cop 5 in in ADP _ 7 infants case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 infants det 7 infants infant NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 infants punct
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1 is present My little brother in the infants tree rules
Example 4 Always strap an infant into a car seat.
advmod det obj case det compound obl punct root Always ADV strap VERB an DET infant NOUN into ADP a DET car NOUN seat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Always always ADV PronType=Tot 2 strap advmod 2 strap strap VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 infant det 4 infant infant NOUN Number=Sing 2 strap obj 5 into into ADP _ 8 seat case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 seat det 7 car car NOUN Number=Sing 8 seat compound 8 seat seat NOUN Number=Sing 2 strap obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 strap punct
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1 strap imperative you not said here a infant into a car seat result ; always property vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent infant=Patient into seat=Result
Example 5 Infant school comes before junior school.
amod nsubj case amod obl punct root Infant ADJ school NOUN comes VERB before ADP junior ADJ school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Infant infant ADJ Degree=Pos 2 school amod 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes nsubj 3 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 before before ADP _ 6 school case 5 junior junior ADJ Degree=Pos 6 school amod 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 comes punct
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1 come present Infant school junior school vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before school=Location
Example 6 The infant smiled for the first time.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET infant NOUN smiled VERB for ADP the DET first ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 infant det 2 infant infant NOUN Number=Sing 3 smiled nsubj 3 smiled smile VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 7 time case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 time det 6 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 7 time amod 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 smiled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 smiled punct
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1 smile past the infant time vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The infant was away with a nurse.
det nsubj cop case det obl punct root The DET infant NOUN was AUX away ADV with ADP a DET nurse NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 infant det 2 infant infant NOUN Number=Sing 4 away nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 away cop 4 away away ADV _ root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 nurse case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 nurse det 7 nurse nurse NOUN Number=Sing 4 away obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 away punct
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1 is past the infant with a nurse; away property tree rules
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