---
title: colic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «colic» in the school dictionary: Colic is bad pain in the tummy, especially when a young baby cries for a long time for no clear reason, often in the evenings. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colic/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/) / colic

# colic

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Colic, young baby, serious tummy pain, baby brother, Mum, doctor · **What happens:** be, cry, need, walk, say, stop · **To what, where:** bad pain, tummy, serious tummy pain, vet, colic, fault · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«colic» 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: [colic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/colic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Colic is bad pain in the tummy, especially when a young baby cries for a long time for no clear reason, often in the evenings.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colic:m1:1
# text = Colic is bad pain in the tummy, especially when a young baby cries for a long time for no clear reason, often in the evenings.
1	Colic	colic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	cries	cry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	22	det	_	_
21	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	often	often	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	evenings	evening	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Colic | bad pain |  | the tummy |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | a young baby |  |  |  | time | for no clear reason in the evenings; especially *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for reason=Recipient |

<!-- .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 -->
In horses, colic is a serious tummy pain that needs a vet quickly.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colic:m2:1
# text = In horses, colic is a serious tummy pain that needs a vet quickly.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	colic	colic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | horses's colic | a serious tummy pain |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | a serious tummy pain | a vet |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot vet=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our baby brother cried for hours with colic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colic:x1:1
# text = Our baby brother cried for hours with colic.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	colic	colic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Our baby brother |  |  |  | hour | with colic | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with colic=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum walked up and down with the colicky baby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colic:x2:1
# text = Mum walked up and down with the colicky baby.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	colicky	colicky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | with the colicky baby | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor said colic usually stops after a few months.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colic:x3:1
# text = The doctor said colic usually stops after a few months.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	colic	colic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stop** | present | colic |  |  |  | month | usually *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vet came at night because the pony had colic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colic:x4:1
# text = The vet came at night because the pony had colic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pony	pony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	colic	colic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the vet |  |  |  | night |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | the pony | colic |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colic=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Colic is not the parents' fault.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colic:x5:1
# text = Colic is not the parents' fault.
1	Colic	colic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	fault	fault	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | Colic | the parents's fault |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rocking and quiet help some babies with colic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colic:x6:1
# text = Rocking and quiet help some babies with colic.
1	Rocking	rock	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	colic	colic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rock** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | present |  | some babies |  |  |  | with colic | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent baby=Beneficiary with colic=Theme |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [cole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cole/)
- next →: [collaborate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collaborate/)
- ↑ back to [C in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/)