nappy Who acts: Mum, little brother, you, baby, we · What happens: wear, catch, change, put, have, use · To what, where: thick soft pad, wee, nappy, dirty nappy, bin, nappy rash
«nappy» 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: nappy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.
A thick soft pad of cloth or paper worn by babies around their bottom to catch their wee and poo.
The tree, 20 words det amod amod case nmod cc conj acl case obl case nmod:poss nmod mark advcl nmod:poss obj cc conj punct root A DET thick ADJ soft ADJ pad NOUN of ADP cloth NOUN or CCONJ paper NOUN worn VERB by ADP babies NOUN around ADP their PRON bottom NOUN to PART catch VERB their PRON wee NOUN and CCONJ poo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 pad det 2 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 4 pad amod 3 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 4 pad amod 4 pad pad NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 cloth case 6 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 4 pad nmod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 paper cc 8 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 4 pad conj 9 worn wear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 pad acl 10 by by ADP _ 11 babies case 11 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 9 worn obl 12 around around ADP _ 14 bottom case 13 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 bottom nmod:poss 14 bottom bottom NOUN Number=Sing 11 babies nmod 15 to to PART _ 16 catch mark 16 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 worn advcl 17 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 wee nmod:poss 18 wee wee NOUN Number=Sing 16 catch obj 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 poo cc 20 poo poo NOUN Number=Sing 18 wee conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 pad punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wear participle a thick soft pad of cloth or paper not said here by babies around babies's bottom vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent 2 catch to-infinitive babies's wee and poo vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wee=Theme
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 Mum is changing the baby's nappy.
nsubj aux det nmod:poss case obj punct root Mum NOUN is AUX changing VERB the DET baby NOUN 's PART nappy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 changing nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 changing aux 3 changing change VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 baby det 5 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 7 nappy nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 baby case 7 nappy nappy NOUN Number=Sing 3 changing obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 changing punct
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1 change present · progressive Mum the baby's nappy vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nappy=Patient
Example 2 My little brother still wears a nappy at night.
nmod:poss amod nsubj advmod det obj case obl punct root My PRON little ADJ brother NOUN still ADV wears VERB a DET nappy NOUN at ADP night 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 5 wears nsubj 4 still still ADV _ 5 wears advmod 5 wears wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 nappy det 7 nappy nappy NOUN Number=Sing 5 wears obj 8 at at ADP _ 9 night case 9 night night NOUN Number=Sing 5 wears obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 wears punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wear present My little brother a nappy still; night vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent nappy=Source
Example 3 Put the dirty nappy in the bin.
det amod obj case det obl punct root Put VERB the DET dirty ADJ nappy NOUN in ADP the DET bin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 nappy det 3 dirty dirty ADJ Degree=Pos 4 nappy amod 4 nappy nappy NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 bin case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bin det 7 bin bin NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 put imperative you not said here the dirty nappy the bin vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent nappy=Theme in bin=Destination
Example 4 The baby has nappy rash, so we use cream.
det nsubj amod obj punct advmod nsubj conj obj punct root The DET baby NOUN has VERB nappy ADJ rash NOUN , PUNCT so ADV we PRON use VERB cream NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 nappy nappy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 rash amod 5 rash rash NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 use punct 7 so so ADV _ 9 use advmod 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 use nsubj 9 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 has conj 10 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 9 use obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the baby nappy rash vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rash=Patient 2 use present we cream vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Patient
Example 5 Cloth nappies can be washed and used again.
compound nsubj:pass aux aux:pass cc conj advmod punct root Cloth NOUN nappies NOUN can AUX be AUX washed VERB and CCONJ used VERB again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 2 nappies compound 2 nappies nappy NOUN Number=Plur 5 washed nsubj:pass 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 washed aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 washed aux:pass 5 washed wash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 used cc 7 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 washed conj 8 again again ADV _ 7 used advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 washed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wash can · passive Cloth nappies vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 use participle again vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 We packed nappies and wipes for the trip.
nsubj obj cc conj case det obl punct root We PRON packed VERB nappies NOUN and CCONJ wipes NOUN for ADP the DET trip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 packed nsubj 2 packed pack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 nappies nappy NOUN Number=Plur 2 packed obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 wipes cc 5 wipes wipe NOUN Number=Plur 3 nappies conj 6 for for ADP _ 8 trip case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 trip det 8 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 2 packed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 packed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pack past We nappies and wipes for the trip vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent nappy=Theme
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