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title: stillbirth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stillbirth» in the school dictionary: A stillbirth is when a baby has died before it is born, late in the mother's pregnancy, so it is born not alive. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stillbirth

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**Who acts:** stillbirth, family, Doctors, Good care, They · **What happens:** be, bear, work, make, help, prevent · **To what, where:** baby, pregnancy, stillbirths, stillbirth, tree, sad event

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«stillbirth» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [stillbirth in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stillbirth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A stillbirth is when a baby has died before it is born, late in the mother's pregnancy, so it is born not alive.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stillbirth:m1:1
# text = A stillbirth is when a baby has died before it is born, late in the mother's pregnancy, so it is born not alive.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stillbirth	stillbirth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	pregnancy	pregnancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	so	so	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
25	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	26	advmod	_	_
26	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · perfect | a stillbirth |  |  |  |  | die *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bear** | present · passive |  | baby |  | the mother's pregnancy |  | late *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **bear** | present · passive |  | baby |  |  |  | alive *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The family was very sad after the stillbirth of their baby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stillbirth:x1:1
# text = The family was very sad after the stillbirth of their baby.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stillbirth	stillbirth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the family |  |  |  | after the stillbirth of their baby | sad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doctors work hard to make stillbirths rarer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stillbirth:x2:1
# text = Doctors work hard to make stillbirths rarer.
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	stillbirths	stillbirth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	rarer	rare	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Doctors |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | Doctors *not said here* | stillbirths |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset stillbirth=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good care for mothers can help prevent stillbirth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stillbirth:x3:1
# text = Good care for mothers can help prevent stillbirth.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	mothers	mother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
8	stillbirth	stillbirth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | can | Good care for mothers |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **prevent** | infinitive | Good care for mothers *not said here* | stillbirth |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer stillbirth=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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They planted a tree to remember the baby lost in a stillbirth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stillbirth:x4:1
# text = They planted a tree to remember the baby lost in a stillbirth.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stillbirth	stillbirth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | past | They | a tree |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient |
| 2 | **remember** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent baby=Theme |
| 3 | **lose** | participle |  | the baby *not said here* |  | a stillbirth |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in stillbirth=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stillbirth is a very sad event for any family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stillbirth:x5:1
# text = A stillbirth is a very sad event for any family.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stillbirth	stillbirth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stillbirth | a sad event |  |  |  | for any family | tree rules |

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