maid Who acts: maid, job, bridesmaid, woman, old maid, hotel maid · What happens: be, do, help, not marry, see, clean · To what, where: woman, housework, hotel, girl, bride, wedding · Speech: someone speaks here
«maid» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: maid in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A maid is a woman whose job is to clean and do housework in a hotel or someone's house.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl cc conj obj case det obl cc nmod:poss case conj punct root A DET maid NOUN is AUX a DET woman NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART clean VERB and CCONJ do VERB housework NOUN in ADP a DET hotel NOUN or CCONJ someone PRON 's PART house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 maid det 2 maid maid NOUN Number=Sing 5 woman nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 woman cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 woman det 5 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 job nmod:poss 7 job job NOUN Number=Sing 10 clean nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 clean cop 9 to to PART _ 10 clean mark 10 clean clean VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 woman acl:relcl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 do cc 12 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 clean conj 13 housework housework NOUN Number=Sing 12 do obj 14 in in ADP _ 16 hotel case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 hotel det 16 hotel hotel NOUN Number=Sing 12 do obl 17 or or CCONJ _ 20 house cc 18 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 20 house nmod:poss 19 's 's PART _ 18 someone case 20 house house NOUN Number=Sing 16 hotel conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 woman punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a maid a woman tree rules 2 is present job clean property tree rules 3 do infinitive job not said here housework a hotel or someone's house vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent housework=Eventuality
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 use — kept apart, not parsed.
A maid is a girl or young unmarried woman: «a fair maid».
The tree, 12 words det nsubj cop det cc amod amod conj punct punct det amod appos punct punct root A DET maid NOUN is AUX a DET girl NOUN or CCONJ young ADJ unmarried ADJ woman NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET fair ADJ maid NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 maid det 2 maid maid NOUN Number=Sing 5 girl nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 girl cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 girl det 5 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 9 woman cc 7 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 9 woman amod 8 unmarried unmarried ADJ Degree=Pos 9 woman amod 9 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 5 girl conj 10 : : PUNCT _ 14 maid punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 14 maid punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 maid det 13 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 14 maid amod 14 maid maid NOUN Number=Sing 5 girl appos 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 maid punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 girl punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a maid a girl or young unmarried woman tree rules
Meaning 3 A bridesmaid or maid of honour is a girl or woman who helps the bride at a wedding.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cc conj case nmod cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl det obj case det obl punct root A DET bridesmaid NOUN or CCONJ maid NOUN of ADP honour NOUN is AUX a DET girl NOUN or CCONJ woman NOUN who PRON helps VERB the DET bride NOUN at ADP a DET wedding NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bridesmaid det 2 bridesmaid bridesmaid NOUN Number=Sing 9 girl nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 maid cc 4 maid maid NOUN Number=Sing 2 bridesmaid conj 5 of of ADP _ 6 honour case 6 honour honour NOUN Number=Sing 4 maid nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 girl cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 girl det 9 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 woman cc 11 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 9 girl conj 12 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 helps nsubj 13 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 woman acl:relcl 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 bride det 15 bride bride NOUN Number=Sing 13 helps obj 16 at at ADP _ 18 wedding case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 wedding det 18 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 13 helps obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 9 girl punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a bridesmaid or maid of honour a girl or woman tree rules 2 help present woman the bride a wedding vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bride=Beneficiary
Meaning 4 An old maid is an older woman who has never married, a term that is now seen as old-fashioned and sometimes unkind.
The tree, 23 words det amod nsubj cop det amod nsubj:pass aux advmod acl:relcl punct det conj nsubj aux:pass advmod acl:relcl mark amod punct ccomp cc advmod conj punct root An DET old ADJ maid NOUN is AUX an DET older ADJ woman NOUN who PRON has AUX never ADV married VERB , PUNCT a DET term NOUN that PRON is AUX now ADV seen VERB as SCONJ old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ and CCONJ sometimes ADV unkind ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 maid det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 maid amod 3 maid maid NOUN Number=Sing 7 woman nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 woman cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 woman det 6 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 woman amod 7 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 married nsubj:pass 9 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 married aux 10 never never ADV PronType=Neg 11 married advmod 11 married marry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 woman acl:relcl 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 term punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 term det 14 term term NOUN Number=Sing 7 woman conj 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 18 seen nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 seen aux:pass 17 now now ADV PronType=Dem 18 seen advmod 18 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 term acl:relcl 19 as as SCONJ _ 22 fashioned mark 20 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 22 fashioned amod 21 - - PUNCT _ 20 old punct 22 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 18 seen ccomp 23 and and CCONJ _ 25 unkind cc 24 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 25 unkind advmod 25 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 22 fashioned conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 7 woman punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a old maid a older woman and a term tree rules 2 not marry present · perfect · passive a older woman and a term vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 3 see present · passive a term now vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus
Example 1 The hotel maid cleaned our room every morning.
det compound nsubj nmod:poss obj det obl:unmarked punct root The DET hotel NOUN maid NOUN cleaned VERB our PRON room NOUN every DET morning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 maid det 2 hotel hotel NOUN Number=Sing 3 maid compound 3 maid maid NOUN Number=Sing 4 cleaned nsubj 4 cleaned clean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 room nmod:poss 6 room room NOUN Number=Sing 4 cleaned obj 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 morning det 8 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 4 cleaned obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 cleaned punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 clean past the hotel maid our room morning vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent room=Patient
Example 2 In the old house, a maid lit the fires at dawn.
case det amod obl punct det nsubj det obj case obl punct root In ADP the DET old ADJ house NOUN , PUNCT a DET maid NOUN lit VERB the DET fires NOUN at ADP dawn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 house case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 house det 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 house amod 4 house house NOUN Number=Sing 8 lit obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 house punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 maid det 7 maid maid NOUN Number=Sing 8 lit nsubj 8 lit light VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 fires det 10 fires fire NOUN Number=Plur 8 lit obj 11 at at ADP _ 12 dawn case 12 dawn dawn NOUN Number=Sing 8 lit obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 lit punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 light past a maid the fires the old house dawn vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Product
Example 3 The milk maid carried two buckets on a pole.
det compound nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root The DET milk NOUN maid NOUN carried VERB two NUM buckets NOUN on ADP a DET pole NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 maid det 2 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 3 maid compound 3 maid maid NOUN Number=Sing 4 carried nsubj 4 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 buckets nummod 6 buckets bucket NOUN Number=Plur 4 carried obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 pole case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 pole det 9 pole pole NOUN Number=Sing 4 carried obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 carried punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 carry past the milk maid two buckets a pole vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bucket=Theme
Example 4 My sister will be the maid of honour at the wedding.
nmod:poss nsubj aux cop det case nmod case det nmod punct root My PRON sister NOUN will AUX be AUX the DET maid NOUN of ADP honour NOUN at ADP the DET wedding 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 2 sister nmod:poss 2 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 6 maid nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 maid aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 maid cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 maid det 6 maid maid NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 honour case 8 honour honour NOUN Number=Sing 6 maid nmod 9 at at ADP _ 11 wedding case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 wedding det 11 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 6 maid nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 maid punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a future My sister the maid the wedding of honour tree rules
Example 5 Maid Marian was Robin Hood's friend.
nsubj flat cop compound nmod:poss case punct root Maid PROPN Marian PROPN was AUX Robin PROPN Hood PROPN 's PART friend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Maid Maid PROPN Number=Sing 7 friend nsubj 2 Marian Marian PROPN Number=Sing 1 Maid flat 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 friend cop 4 Robin Robin PROPN Number=Sing 5 Hood compound 5 Hood Hood PROPN Number=Sing 7 friend nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 Hood case 7 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 friend punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past Maid Robin Hood's friend tree rules
Example 6 The story tells of a poor maid who married a prince.
det nsubj case det amod obl nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct root The DET story NOUN tells VERB of ADP a DET poor ADJ maid NOUN who PRON married VERB a DET prince NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 story det 2 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 tells nsubj 3 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 of of ADP _ 7 maid case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 maid det 6 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 7 maid amod 7 maid maid NOUN Number=Sing 3 tells obl 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 married nsubj 9 married marry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 maid acl:relcl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 prince det 11 prince prince NOUN Number=Sing 9 married obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 tells punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert present the story of a poor maid vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 marry past a poor maid a prince vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Patient
Example 7 Long ago, many girls went into service as maids.
advmod advmod punct amod nsubj case obl case obl punct root Long ADV ago ADV , PUNCT many ADJ girls NOUN went VERB into ADP service NOUN as ADP maids NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADV Degree=Pos 2 ago advmod 2 ago ago ADV _ 6 went advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 ago punct 4 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 girls amod 5 girls girl NOUN Number=Plur 6 went nsubj 6 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 into into ADP _ 8 service case 8 service service NOUN Number=Sing 6 went obl 9 as as ADP _ 10 maids case 10 maids maid NOUN Number=Plur 6 went obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 went punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go past many girls service as maids; ago property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into service=Initial_Location
Example 8 What is the old maid thinking of?
cop det amod nsubj acl obl punct root What PRON is AUX the DET old ADJ maid NOUN thinking VERB of ADP ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 maid det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 maid amod 5 maid maid NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 6 thinking think VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 maid acl 7 of of ADP _ 6 thinking obl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the old maid tree rules 2 think speech: other gerund the old maid not said here vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous mahoganynext → maiden↑ back to M in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maid/