weaning Who acts: someone, they, this, piglets, Weaning, Puppies · What happens: get, use, eat, drink, help, give up · To what, where: baby, young animal, food, milk, someone, something
«weaning» 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: weaning in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Slowly getting a baby or a young animal used to eating food instead of drinking only its mother's milk (or formula).
The tree, 22 words advmod det obj cc det amod conj acl mark advcl obj mark fixed advcl advmod nmod:poss nmod:poss case obj punct cc appos punct punct root Slowly ADV getting VERB a DET baby NOUN or CCONJ a DET young ADJ animal NOUN used VERB to SCONJ eating VERB food NOUN instead ADV of ADP drinking VERB only ADV its PRON mother NOUN 's PART milk NOUN ( PUNCT or CCONJ formula NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slowly slowly ADV _ 2 getting advmod 2 getting get VERB VerbForm=Ger root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 baby det 4 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 2 getting obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 8 animal cc 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 animal det 7 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 8 animal amod 8 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 4 baby conj 9 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 animal acl 10 to to SCONJ _ 11 eating mark 11 eating eat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 used advcl 12 food food NOUN Number=Sing 11 eating obj 13 instead instead ADV ExtPos=SCONJ 15 drinking mark 14 of of ADP _ 13 instead fixed 15 drinking drink VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 eating advcl 16 only only ADV _ 20 milk advmod 17 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 mother nmod:poss 18 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 20 milk nmod:poss 19 's 's PART _ 18 mother case 20 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 15 drinking obj 21 ( ( PUNCT _ 23 formula punct 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 formula cc 23 formula formula NOUN Number=Sing 20 milk appos 24 ) ) PUNCT _ 23 formula punct 25 . . PUNCT _ 2 getting punct
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1 get gerund a baby or a young animal slowly property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer baby=Stimulus 2 use participle a young animal not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 eat gerund food vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient 4 drink gerund food's mother's milk vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient
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 Slowly helping someone to give up something they depend on or are used to.
The tree, 14 words advmod obj mark xcomp compound:prt obj nsubj acl:relcl obl cc aux:pass conj xcomp punct root Slowly ADV helping VERB someone PRON to PART give VERB up ADP something PRON they PRON depend VERB on ADP or CCONJ are AUX used VERB to PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slowly slowly ADV _ 2 helping advmod 2 helping help VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 helping obj 4 to to PART _ 5 give mark 5 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 helping xcomp 6 up up ADP _ 5 give compound:prt 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 give obj 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 depend nsubj 9 depend depend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 something acl:relcl 10 on on ADP _ 9 depend obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 used cc 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 used aux:pass 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 helping conj 14 to to PART _ 13 used xcomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 helping punct
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1 help gerund someone slowly property vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent someone=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 give up to-infinitive someone not said here something vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Source 3 depend present they vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent 4 use present · passive vn eat-39.1 «NP V»
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"weaning him off sweets".
punct obj compound:prt obj punct punct root " PUNCT weaning VERB him PRON off ADP sweets NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 weaning punct 2 weaning wean VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 weaning obj 4 off off ADP _ 2 weaning compound:prt 5 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 2 weaning obj 6 " " PUNCT _ 2 weaning punct 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 weaning punct
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1 wean off in a quote gerund him = he tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: Scotland, noun "wean" — kept apart, not parsed.
A child; this is a different, Scots word.
det punct nsubj cop det parataxis punct compound conj punct root A DET child NOUN ; PUNCT this PRON is AUX a DET different ADJ , PUNCT Scots PROPN word NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 child det 2 child child NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 different punct 4 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 different nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 different cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 different det 7 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 2 child parataxis 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 word punct 9 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 10 word compound 10 word word NOUN Number=Sing 7 different conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 child punct
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1 is present this different property tree rules
Example 1 The piglets are weaning now and eating from the trough.
det nsubj aux advmod cc conj case det obl punct root The DET piglets NOUN are AUX weaning VERB now ADV and CCONJ eating VERB from ADP the DET trough NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 piglets det 2 piglets piglet NOUN Number=Plur 4 weaning nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 weaning aux 4 weaning wean VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 now now ADV PronType=Dem 4 weaning advmod 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 eating cc 7 eating eat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 weaning conj 8 from from ADP _ 10 trough case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 trough det 10 trough trough NOUN Number=Sing 7 eating obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 weaning punct
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1 wean present · progressive the piglets now vn free-10.6.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer 2 eat gerund the piglets not said here the trough vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from trough=Source
Example 2 Weaning a baby starts with soft, mashed food.
csubj det obj case amod punct amod obl punct root Weaning VERB a DET baby NOUN starts VERB with ADP soft ADJ , PUNCT mashed VERB food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Weaning wean VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 starts csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 baby det 3 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 1 Weaning obj 4 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 with with ADP _ 9 food case 6 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 9 food amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 soft punct 8 mashed mash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 food amod 9 food food NOUN Number=Sing 4 starts obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 starts punct
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1 wean gerund a baby vn free-10.6.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer baby=Source 2 start present Weaning with soft mashed food vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with food=Subeventuality 3 mash participle vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 3 My baby sister was weaned onto mashed banana.
nmod:poss compound nsubj aux:pass case amod obl punct root My PRON baby NOUN sister NOUN was AUX weaned VERB onto ADP mashed VERB banana 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 sister nmod:poss 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 sister compound 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 5 weaned nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 weaned aux:pass 5 weaned wean VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 onto onto ADP _ 8 banana case 7 mashed mash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 banana amod 8 banana banana NOUN Number=Sing 5 weaned obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 weaned punct
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1 wean past · passive My baby sister mashed banana vn free-10.6.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Source 2 mash participle vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Puppies finish weaning at about eight weeks old.
nsubj acl case advmod nummod obl:unmarked ccomp punct root Puppies NOUN finish VERB weaning VERB at ADP about ADV eight NUM weeks NOUN old ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Puppies puppy NOUN Number=Plur 2 finish nsubj 2 finish finish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 weaning wean VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 finish acl 4 at at ADP _ 7 weeks case 5 about about ADV _ 6 eight advmod 6 eight eight NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 weeks nummod 7 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 8 old obl:unmarked 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 weaning ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 finish punct
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1 finish present Puppies vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 wean gerund vn free-10.6.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer
Example 5 Dad is weaning himself off sugar in his tea.
nsubj aux obj compound:prt obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Dad NOUN is AUX weaning VERB himself PRON off ADP sugar NOUN in ADP his PRON tea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 weaning nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 weaning aux 3 weaning wean VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 weaning obj 5 off off ADP _ 3 weaning compound:prt 6 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 3 weaning obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 tea case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 tea nmod:poss 9 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 3 weaning obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 weaning punct
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1 wean off present · progressive Dad Dad Dad's tea tree rules
Example 6 Mum is weaning us off screens before bedtime.
nsubj aux obj compound:prt obj case obl punct root Mum NOUN is AUX weaning VERB us PRON off ADP screens NOUN before ADP bedtime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 weaning nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 weaning aux 3 weaning wean VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 weaning obj 5 off off ADP _ 3 weaning compound:prt 6 screens screen NOUN Number=Plur 3 weaning obj 7 before before ADP _ 8 bedtime case 8 bedtime bedtime NOUN Number=Sing 3 weaning obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 weaning punct
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1 wean off present · progressive Mum us before bedtime tree rules
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