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title: aunty — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aunty» in the school dictionary: Aunty is a friendly name for an aunt: your mother's or father's sister, or your uncle's wife. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aunty

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**Who acts:** Aunty, older woman, Auntie, Aunty Jo, I, Aunty Pat · **What happens:** be, come, give, have, live, listen · **To what, where:** friendly name, respectful name, family friend, nickname, book, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«aunty» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [aunty in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aunty.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aunty is a friendly name for an aunt: your mother's or father's sister, or your uncle's wife.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aunty:m1:1
# text = Aunty is a friendly name for an aunt: your mother's or father's sister, or your uncle's wife.
1	Aunty	aunty	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	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Aunty | a friendly name and your mother's father sister or your uncle's wife |  |  |  | for a aunt | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, many cultures, e.g. Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, South Asian and Pacific families — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aunty is a respectful name for an older woman who is a family friend or an elder, not a real relative.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aunty:m2:1
# text = Aunty is a respectful name for an older woman who is a family friend or an elder, not a real relative.
1	Aunty	aunty	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	respectful	respectful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	elder	elder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Aunty | a respectful name |  |  |  | for a older woman | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a older woman | a family friend or a elder and a real relative |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Auntie" (with a capital A) is a nickname for the BBC.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aunty:m3:1
# text = "Auntie" (with a capital A) is a nickname for the BBC.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Auntie	auntie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
8	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nickname	nickname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	BBC	BBC	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Auntie | a nickname |  |  |  | for the BBC | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aunty Jo is coming for tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aunty:x1:1
# text = Aunty Jo is coming for tea.
1	Aunty	Aunty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Jo	Jo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present · progressive | Aunty Jo |  |  |  |  | for tea | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunty gave me a book for my birthday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aunty:x2:1
# text = My aunty gave me a book for my birthday.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunty	aunty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | My aunty | a book | me |  |  | for my birthday | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient book=Theme for birthday=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have three aunties on my mum's side.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aunty:x3:1
# text = I have three aunties on my mum's side.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	aunties	auntie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | I | three aunties |  | my mum's side |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent auntie=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aunty Pat lives in New Zealand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aunty:x4:1
# text = Aunty Pat lives in New Zealand.
1	Aunty	Aunty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Pat	Pat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	_
6	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Aunty Pat |  |  | New Zealand |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in zealand=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We listened to Aunty, a respected elder, tell the story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aunty:x5:1
# text = We listened to Aunty, a respected elder, tell the story.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Aunty	Aunty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	respected	respected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	elder	elder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past | We |  | Aunty |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to aunty=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | We *not said here* | the story |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aunty Kim isn't really my aunt; she is mum's best friend.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aunty:x6:1
# text = Aunty Kim isn't really my aunt; she is mum's best friend.
1	Aunty	Aunty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Kim	Kim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
11	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	14	amod	_	_
14	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | Aunty Kim | my aunt and mum's best friend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Kim | mum's best friend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Aunty," said the Raja's son, "why don't you light a lamp?"

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aunty:x7:1
# text = "Aunty," said the Raja's son, "why don't you light a lamp?"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Aunty	aunty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Raja	Raja	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
13	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	light	light	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	lamp	lamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | Aunty | the Raja's son |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **light** *in a quote* | present · do-support | you | a lamp |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lamp=Product |

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