maternal

Who acts: women, maternal grandmother, Hens, She, Elephants, maternal uncle · What happens: do, be, relate, have, show, feel · To what, where: mother, babies, mum, strong maternal care, strong maternal bonds, maternity ward

«maternal» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: maternal in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To do with a mother or being a mother; motherly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 mother	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 mother	det
5	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 do	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 mother	cc
7	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 mother	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 mother	det
9	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mother	conj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct
11	motherly	motherly	ADV	_	2 do	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive						with a mother or a mother; motherly property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	gerund		a mother					tree rules

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: family — kept apart, not parsed.

Related through your mother («maternal grandmother» = your mum's mother).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Related	relate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	through	through	ADP	_	4 mother	case
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 mother	nmod:poss
4	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Related	obl
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 grandmother	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 grandmother	punct
7	maternal	maternal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 grandmother	amod
8	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mother	appos
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 grandmother	punct
10	=	=	SYM	_	14 mother	punct
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 mum	nmod:poss
12	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 mother	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 mum	case
14	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 grandmother	conj
15	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 grandmother	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Related	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	relate	participle						through your mother	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: health — kept apart, not parsed.

To do with women having babies («maternal health»).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 women	case
4	women	woman	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 do	obl:agent
5	having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 women	acl
6	babies	baby	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 having	obj
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 health	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 health	punct
9	maternal	maternal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 health	amod
10	health	health	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 babies	appos
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 health	punct
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 health	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive							vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	have	gerund	women not said here	babies					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Patient

Example 1

My maternal grandmother is my mum's mum.

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 grandmother	nmod:poss
2	maternal	maternal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 grandmother	amod
3	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mum	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 mum	cop
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 mum	nmod:poss
6	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mum	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 mum	case
8	mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 mum	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My maternal grandmother	my mum's mum					tree rules

Example 2

Hens show strong maternal care.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hens	hen	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 show	nsubj
2	show	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 care	amod
4	maternal	maternal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 care	amod
5	care	care	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 show	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 show	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	Hens	strong maternal care					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent care=Recipient

Example 3

She felt maternal towards the little kitten.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 felt	nsubj
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	maternal	maternal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 felt	xcomp
4	towards	towards	ADP	_	7 kitten	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 kitten	det
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 kitten	amod
7	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 felt	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	She					towards the little kitten; maternal property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 4

Elephants have strong maternal bonds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Elephants	elephant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bonds	amod
4	maternal	maternal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bonds	amod
5	bonds	bond	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Elephants	strong maternal bonds					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bond=Patient

Example 5

The maternity ward is where babies are born.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ward	det
2	maternity	maternity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ward	compound
3	ward	ward	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 born	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 born	cop
5	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 born	advmod
6	babies	baby	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 born	nsubj:pass
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 born	aux:pass
8	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 born	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present · passive		the maternity ward				bear property	tree rules

Example 6

My maternal uncle lives in Ireland.

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 uncle	nmod:poss
2	maternal	maternal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 uncle	amod
3	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lives	nsubj
4	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 Ireland	case
6	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 lives	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	My maternal uncle			Ireland			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ireland=Location

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