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title: babyish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «babyish» in the school dictionary: Babyish means like a baby or suitable for a baby, too young for someone older. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# babyish

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**Who acts:** Babyish, Babyish behaviour, silly way, brother, cartoon, you · **What happens:** mean, act, not be, think, be, stop · **To what, where:** silly way, toy, teddy, tantrum · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«babyish» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [babyish in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/babyish.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Babyish means like a baby or suitable for a baby, too young for someone older.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:babyish:m1:1
# text = Babyish means like a baby or suitable for a baby, too young for someone older.
1	Babyish	babyish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	suitable	suitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obl	_	_
16	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Babyish |  |  |  |  | like a baby | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Babyish behaviour is acting in a silly or childish way that is not right for your age.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:babyish:m2:1
# text = Babyish behaviour is acting in a silly or childish way that is not right for your age.
1	Babyish	babyish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	childish	childish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | present · progressive | Babyish behaviour |  |  | a silly way |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | a silly way |  |  |  | for your age | right *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother thinks that cartoon is babyish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:babyish:x1:1
# text = My brother thinks that cartoon is babyish.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	babyish	babyish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | My brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | that cartoon |  |  |  |  | babyish *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop being babyish and share the toy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:babyish:x2:1
# text = Stop being babyish and share the toy.
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	cop	_	_
3	babyish	babyish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | babyish *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **share** | present | you *not said here* | the toy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
These books are a bit babyish for me now.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:babyish:x3:1
# text = These books are a bit babyish for me now.
1	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	babyish	babyish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this books |  |  |  | now | for me; a bit *obl:unmarked*; babyish *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It isn't babyish to cuddle a teddy at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:babyish:x4:1
# text = It isn't babyish to cuddle a teddy at night.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	babyish	babyish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cuddle	cuddle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	teddy	teddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | babyish *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cuddle** | to-infinitive |  | a teddy |  |  | night |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teddy=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wallpaper in her room looked babyish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:babyish:x5:1
# text = The wallpaper in her room looked babyish.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wallpaper	wallpaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	babyish	babyish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the wallpaper in wallpaper's room |  |  |  |  | babyish *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was embarrassed by his babyish haircut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:babyish:x6:1
# text = He was embarrassed by his babyish haircut.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	embarrassed	embarrassed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	babyish	babyish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	haircut	haircut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | by his babyish haircut; embarrassed *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Throwing a tantrum is babyish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:babyish:x7:1
# text = Throwing a tantrum is babyish.
1	Throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tantrum	tantrum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	babyish	babyish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | gerund |  | a tantrum |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tantrum=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Throwing |  |  |  |  | babyish *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some big kids still like babyish games, and that's fine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:babyish:x8:1
# text = Some big kids still like babyish games, and that's fine.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	babyish	babyish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

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