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title: infant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «infant» in the school dictionary: An infant is a baby or a very young child, especially one who cannot yet walk or talk well. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# infant

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**Who acts:** infant, Infants, infant school, little brother, you · **What happens:** be, not walk, talk, describe, begin, sleep · **To what, where:** baby, youngest children, primary school, something, cot, milk

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An infant is a baby or a very young child, especially one who cannot yet walk or talk well.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:infant:m1:1
# text = An infant is a baby or a very young child, especially one who cannot yet walk or talk well.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	infant	infant	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	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	parataxis	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl:relcl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
21	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a infant | a baby or a young child |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **walk** | can |  |  |  |  | yet |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **talk** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: 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}

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Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Infants are the youngest children in primary school, about ages four to seven; an infant school is for them.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:infant:m2:1
# text = Infants are the youngest children in primary school, about ages four to seven; an infant school is for them.
1	Infants	infant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	primary	primary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	_
12	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	flat	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	infant	infant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Infants | the youngest children |  | primary school |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a infant school |  |  |  | for ages *= age* |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Infant can describe something new that has just begun: an infant company.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:infant:m3:1
# text = Infant can describe something new that has just begun: an infant company.
1	Infant	infant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	begun	begin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	infant	infant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | can | Infant | something |  |  |  | a infant company *obl* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** | present · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The infant slept in her cot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:infant:x1:1
# text = The infant slept in her cot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	infant	infant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cot	cot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | past | the infant |  |  | infant's cot |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in cot=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Infants need milk many times a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:infant:x2:1
# text = Infants need milk many times a day.
1	Infants	infant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Infants | milk |  |  | time |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot milk=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother is in the infants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:infant:x3:1
# text = My little brother is in the infants.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	infants	infant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My little brother |  |  |  |  | in the infants | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Always strap an infant into a car seat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:infant:x4:1
# text = Always strap an infant into a car seat.
1	Always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
2	strap	strap	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	infant	infant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strap** | imperative | you *not said here* | a infant |  |  |  | into a car seat *result*; always *property* | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent infant=Patient into seat=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Infant school comes before junior school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:infant:x5:1
# text = Infant school comes before junior school.
1	Infant	infant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	junior	junior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Infant school |  |  | junior school |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before school=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The infant smiled for the first time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:infant:x6:1
# text = The infant smiled for the first time.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	infant	infant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smiled	smile	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	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 | **smile** | past | the infant |  |  |  | time |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The infant was away with a nurse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:infant:x7:1
# text = The infant was away with a nurse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	infant	infant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	nurse	nurse	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 | the infant |  |  |  |  | with a nurse; away *property* | tree rules |

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