meconium

Who acts: Meconium, midwife, poo, aunt, baby · What happens: make, swallow, call, be, check, pass · To what, where: baby, first poo, meconium, nurse, us · Speech: someone speaks here

«meconium» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: meconium in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science, health — kept apart, not parsed.

The first poo of a newborn baby: dark green, thick and sticky, made from what the baby swallowed in the womb.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 poo	det
2	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	3 poo	amod
3	poo	poo	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 thick	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 baby	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 baby	det
6	newborn	newborn	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 baby	amod
7	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 poo	nmod
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 thick	punct
9	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 thick	amod
10	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 thick	amod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 thick	punct
12	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 sticky	cc
14	sticky	sticky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 thick	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 made	punct
16	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 thick	conj
17	from	from	ADP	_	18 what	case
18	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	16 made	obl
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 baby	det
20	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 what	nsubj
21	swallowed	swallow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 baby	acl
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 womb	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 womb	det
24	womb	womb	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 swallowed	obl:agent
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 thick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle							vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from what=Material
2	swallow	participle		the baby not said here					vn hiccup-40.1.1 «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.

Example 1

A newborn baby's first poo is called meconium.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 baby	det
2	newborn	newborn	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 baby	amod
3	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 poo	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 baby	case
5	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	6 poo	amod
6	poo	poo	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 called	nsubj:pass
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 called	aux:pass
8	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	meconium	meconium	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 called	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 called	punct

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

Example 2

Meconium is dark green and sticky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Meconium	meconium	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 green	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 green	cop
3	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 green	amod
4	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 sticky	cc
6	sticky	sticky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 green	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 green	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Meconium					green property	tree rules
2	be		Meconium not said here						tree rules

Example 3

The midwife checked that the baby had passed meconium.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 midwife	det
2	midwife	midwife	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 checked	nsubj
3	checked	check	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 passed	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 baby	det
6	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 passed	nsubj:pass
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 passed	aux
8	passed	pass	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 checked	advcl
9	meconium	meconium	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 passed	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 checked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	check	past	the midwife						vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	pass	past · perfect · passive		the baby					vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient meconium=Theme

Example 4

After a few days, a baby's poo changes from meconium to yellow.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	4 days	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 days	det
3	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 days	amod
4	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 changes	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 days	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 baby	det
7	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 poo	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 baby	case
9	poo	poo	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 changes	nsubj
10	changes	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	from	from	ADP	_	12 meconium	case
12	meconium	meconium	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 changes	obl
13	to	to	ADP	_	14 yellow	case
14	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 changes	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 changes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present	a baby's poo			meconium	day	to yellow result	vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V PP.material PP.result»: agent=Agent from meconium=Initial_State to yellow=Result

Example 5

My aunt, who is a nurse, told us about meconium.

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 aunt	nmod:poss
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 told	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 nurse	punct
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 nurse	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 nurse	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 nurse	det
7	nurse	nurse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 aunt	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 aunt	punct
9	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 told	iobj
11	about	about	ADP	_	12 meconium	case
12	meconium	meconium	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 told	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My aunt and a nurse	a nurse					tree rules
2	tell speech: assert	past	My aunt and a nurse		us			about meconium	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent we=Recipient about meconium=Topic

Example 6

Meconium is made of things the baby swallowed before it was born.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Meconium	meconium	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 made	aux:pass
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 things	case
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 baby	det
7	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl:agent
8	swallowed	swallow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 baby	acl
9	before	before	SCONJ	_	12 born	mark
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 born	nsubj:pass
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 born	aux:pass
12	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 swallowed	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive	the baby	Meconium	of things	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product
2	swallow	participle		the baby not said here		vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	bear	past · passive		Meconium		vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

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