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title: darling — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «darling» in the Judaism dictionary: Darling is a loving word for someone you love: «Come here, darling.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# darling

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**Who acts:** Darling, you, Goodnight, that, She, lady · **What happens:** be, love, come, favour, mean, call · **To what, where:** loving word, darling, person, anyone, darling son, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«darling» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [darling in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/darling.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Darling is a loving word for someone you love: «Come here, darling.».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:m1:1
# text = Darling is a loving word for someone you love: «Come here, darling.».
1	Darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	loving	loving	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
13	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Darling | a loving word |  |  |  | for someone | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | darling |  | here |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A darling is a person who is very loved or favoured: the darling of the crowd.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:m2:1
# text = A darling is a person who is very loved or favoured: the darling of the crowd.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	favoured	favour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a darling | a person |  |  |  | the darling of the crowd *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present · passive |  | a person |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |
| 3 | **favour** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Darling can mean very sweet or lovely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:m3:1
# text = Darling can mean very sweet or lovely.
1	Darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Darling |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What a darling little puppy!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:m3e:1
# text = What a darling little puppy!
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	5	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	darling	darling	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people, often older, call anyone «darling» to be friendly.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:m4:1
# text = Some people, often older, call anyone «darling» to be friendly.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
8	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | infinitive |  |  | anyone |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | friendly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is Ephraim a darling son unto Me? (Prophets JER.31.20, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Is Ephraim a darling son unto Me?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:x1:1
# text = Is Ephraim a darling son unto Me?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	Ephraim	Ephraim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	darling	darling	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a darling son |  |  |  | unto Me | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.31.20, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JER.31.20, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.31.20	JER.31.20	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goodnight, darling, sleep well.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:x2:1
# text = Goodnight, darling, sleep well.
1	Goodnight	Goodnight	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | infinitive | Goodnight |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thank you, darling, that's very kind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:x3:1
# text = Thank you, darling, that's very kind.
1	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  | darling *vocative* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What a darling little kitten!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:x4:1
# text = What a darling little kitten!
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	5	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	darling	darling	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was the darling of the whole school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:x5:1
# text = She was the darling of the whole school.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | She | the darling |  |  |  | of the whole school | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mind how you go, darling,» said the lady at the till.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:x6:1
# text = «Mind how you go, darling,» said the lady at the till.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mind	mind	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	darling	darling	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	till	till	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mind** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the lady at the till |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma calls everyone darling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:x7:1
# text = Grandma calls everyone darling.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	compound	_	_
4	darling	darling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | Grandma | everyone darling |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent darling=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"How darling and beautiful you are!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:darling:x8:1
# text = "How darling and beautiful you are!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
3	darling	darling	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  | darling *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** *in a quote* |  | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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