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title: childishly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «childishly» in the school dictionary: In a silly, immature way that is not right for someone's age (said of older children and adults, usually as criticism). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# childishly

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**Who acts:** silly immature way, two men, He, She, Grandad, you · **What happens:** not be, say, argue, refuse, not share, stamp · **To what, where:** age, remote, foot, own joke, twelve · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a silly, immature way that is not right for someone's age (said of older children and adults, usually as criticism).

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:childishly:m1:1
# text = In a silly, immature way that is not right for someone's age (said of older children and adults, usually as criticism).
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	immature	immature	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	19	amod	_	_
19	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	criticism	criticism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | a silly immature way |  |  |  | for someone's age | right *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  | someone's age *not said here* |  |  |  | of older children and adults | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that 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 -->
In a way like a child, simply and innocently (childishly happy).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:childishly:m2:1
# text = In a way like a child, simply and innocently (childishly happy).
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	innocently	innocently	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	childishly	childishly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two men argued childishly over a parking space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:childishly:x1:1
# text = The two men argued childishly over a parking space.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	argued	argue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	childishly	childishly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	parking	parking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | past | the two men |  |  |  |  | over a parking space; childishly *property* | vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.theme NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent over space=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He childishly refused to share the remote.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:childishly:x2:1
# text = He childishly refused to share the remote.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	childishly	childishly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	remote	remote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | past | He |  |  |  |  | childishly *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **share** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the remote |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stamped her foot childishly and stormed off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:childishly:x3:1
# text = She stamped her foot childishly and stormed off.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stamped	stamp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	childishly	childishly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	stormed	storm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stamp** | past | She | her foot |  |  |  | childishly *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent foot=Destination |
| 2 | **storm off** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad laughed childishly at his own joke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:childishly:x4:1
# text = Grandad laughed childishly at his own joke.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	childishly	childishly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	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	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | Grandad |  |  | Grandad's own joke |  | childishly *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **joke** |  | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop behaving so childishly; you're twelve!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:childishly:x5:1
# text = Stop behaving so childishly; you're twelve!
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	behaving	behave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	childishly	childishly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	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 V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **behave** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | childishly *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | you | twelve |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were childishly excited about the snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:childishly:x6:1
# text = They were childishly excited about the snow.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	childishly	childishly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | They |  |  |  |  | about the snow; childishly, excited *property* | tree rules |

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