pussy

Who acts: word, insulting word, you, Owl, Grandma, pussy willow · What happens: be, think, have, go, call, not say · To what, where: beautiful pea green boat, kitten, soft grey buds, clever cat, fairy tale, someone · Speech: someone speaks here

«pussy» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: pussy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, childish — kept apart, not parsed.

A cat or kitten, especially in nursery rhymes and baby talk: «pussy cat».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 kitten	cc
4	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cat	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 rhymes	punct
6	especially	especially	ADV	_	9 rhymes	advmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 rhymes	case
8	nursery	nursery	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rhymes	compound
9	rhymes	rhyme	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cat	appos
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 talk	cc
11	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 talk	compound
12	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rhymes	conj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 cat	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 cat	punct
15	pussy	pussy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 cat	amod
16	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 talk	appos
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 cat	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cat	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

Usage: rude, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A vulgar word for a woman's private parts; it is offensive and not for school.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 word	det
2	vulgar	vulgar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 word	amod
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	9 parts	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 woman	det
6	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 parts	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 woman	case
8	private	private	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 parts	amod
9	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 word	nmod
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 offensive	punct
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 offensive	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 offensive	cop
13	offensive	offensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 word	appos
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 school	cc
15	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 school	advmod
16	for	for	ADP	_	17 school	case
17	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 offensive	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	word					offensive property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: rude, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

An insulting word for someone thought to be weak or cowardly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 word	det
2	insulting	insulting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 word	amod
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 thought	nsubj
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 someone	case
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 word	nmod
6	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	9 weak	mark
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 weak	cop
9	weak	weak	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 thought	ccomp
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 cowardly	cc
11	cowardly	cowardly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 weak	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 thought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past	a insulting word for someone		vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	to-infinitive		weak property	tree rules
3	be				tree rules

Meaning 4

«Pussy willow»: a willow tree with soft, furry grey buds in spring.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 willow	punct
2	Pussy	pussy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 willow	amod
3	willow	willow	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tree	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 willow	punct
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 tree	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 tree	det
7	willow	willow	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tree	compound
8	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	with	with	ADP	_	14 buds	case
10	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 buds	amod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 soft	punct
12	furry	furry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 buds	amod
13	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 buds	amod
14	buds	bud	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 tree	nmod
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 spring	case
16	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 buds	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 tree	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pussycat	pussycat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 pussycat	punct
3	pussycat	pussycat	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pussycat	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 have	punct
5	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	6 have	advmod
6	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Pussycat	conj
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 have	nsubj
8	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 have	xcomp
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Pussycat	punct

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

Example 2

The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Owl	det
2	Owl	Owl	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 went	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 cat	cc
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cat	det
5	Pussy	pussy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cat	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 Pussy	punct
7	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Owl	conj
8	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 sea	case
10	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 went	obl
11	in	in	ADP	_	17 boat	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 boat	det
13	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 boat	amod
14	pea	pea	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 boat	compound
15	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 pea	punct
16	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 boat	amod
17	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 went	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	the Owl and the Pussy cat			a beautiful pea green boat		to sea	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to sea=Initial_Location

Example 3

Grandma calls her kitten «little pussy».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 calls	nsubj
2	calls	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 kitten	nmod:poss
4	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 calls	obj
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 pussy	punct
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 pussy	amod
7	pussy	pussy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 calls	parataxis
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 pussy	punct
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 calls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call speech: assert	present	Grandma	Grandma's kitten					tree rules

Example 4

The pussy willow by the stream has soft grey buds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 willow	det
2	pussy	pussy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 willow	amod
3	willow	willow	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 has	nsubj
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 stream	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 stream	det
6	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 willow	nmod
7	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 buds	amod
9	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 buds	amod
10	buds	bud	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 has	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the pussy willow by the stream	soft grey buds					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bud=Patient

Example 5

Puss in Boots is a clever cat in a fairy tale.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Puss	Puss	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 cat	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 Boots	case
3	Boots	Boots	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Puss	nmod
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 cat	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cat	det
6	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cat	amod
7	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 tale	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 tale	det
10	fairy	fairy	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 tale	compound
11	tale	tale	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cat	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 cat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Puss in Boots	a clever cat		a fairy tale			tree rules

Example 6

Calling someone «a pussy» is rude and unkind, so we don't say it.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Calling	call	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 rude	csubj
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Calling	obj
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 pussy	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 pussy	det
5	pussy	pussy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 someone	amod
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 pussy	punct
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 rude	cop
8	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 unkind	cc
10	unkind	unkind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rude	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 say	punct
12	so	so	ADV	_	16 say	advmod
13	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	16 say	nsubj
14	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 say	aux
15	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	16 say	advmod
16	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 rude	conj
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 say	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 rude	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	call	gerund			someone		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient
2	is	present	Calling			rude property	tree rules
3	be		Calling not said here				tree rules
4	not say speech: assert	present · do-support	we	it			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic

Example 7

‘If only it were a little pussy cat!’ she said.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	13 said	punct
2	If	if	SCONJ	_	9 cat	mark
3	only	only	ADV	_	9 cat	advmod
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 cat	nsubj
5	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 cat	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 cat	det
7	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 cat	amod
8	pussy	pussy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 cat	amod
9	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 said	advcl
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	9 cat	punct
11	’	'	PUNCT	_	9 cat	punct
12	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 said	nsubj
13	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a a condition, not said to happen	past	it	a little pussy cat					tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	cat						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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