---
title: udder — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «udder» in the school dictionary: An udder is the bag-like part that hangs under the belly of a female cow, goat or sheep, where milk is made. 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/U/udder/)

<!-- 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/) / [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/) / udder

# udder

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** udder, like part, Milk, calf, farmer, Goats · **What happens:** be, hang, make, come out, drink, milk · **To what, where:** like part, belly, milk, teats, animal, udder

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An udder is the bag-like part that hangs under the belly of a female cow, goat or sheep, where milk is made.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:udder:m1:1
# text = An udder is the bag-like part that hangs under the belly of a female cow, goat or sheep, where milk is made.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	udder	udder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	under	under	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	26	advmod	_	_
24	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a udder | the like part |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hang** | present | the like part |  |  | the belly of a female cow and goat or sheep |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under belly=Location |
| 3 | **make** | present · passive |  | milk |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

<!-- .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 -->
Milk comes out of the teats on the udder when a calf drinks or when the animal is milked.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:udder:m2:1
# text = Milk comes out of the teats on the udder when a calf drinks or when the animal is milked.
1	Milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	teats	teat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	udder	udder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	13	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	19	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	milked	milk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | present | Milk | the teats on the udder |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient teat=Result |
| 2 | **drink** | present | a calf |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **milk** | present · passive |  | the animal |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer washed the cow's udder before milking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:udder:x1:1
# text = The farmer washed the cow's udder before milking.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	udder	udder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	milking	milk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | past | the farmer | the cow's udder |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent udder=Patient |
| 2 | **milk** | gerund | the farmer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cow's udder has four teats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:udder:x2:1
# text = A cow's udder has four teats.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	udder	udder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	teats	teat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a cow's udder | four teats |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teat=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The calf drank milk from its mother's udder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:udder:x3:1
# text = The calf drank milk from its mother's udder.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	udder	udder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | the calf | milk |  | calf's mother's udder |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goats have udders with two teats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:udder:x4:1
# text = Goats have udders with two teats.
1	Goats	goat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	udders	udder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	teats	teat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Goats | udders |  |  |  | with two teats | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent udder=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The milking machine attaches to the udder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:udder:x5:1
# text = The milking machine attaches to the udder.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	milking	milking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	attaches	attach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	udder	udder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attach** | present | the milking machine |  |  |  |  | to the udder | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to udder=Co-Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cow's udder was full and heavy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:udder:x6:1
# text = The cow's udder was full and heavy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	udder	udder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the cow's udder |  |  |  |  | full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the cow's udder *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- 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: [tyre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tyre/)
- next →: [ufo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ufo/)
- ↑ back to [U in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/)