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# lollipop

«lollipop» in Mova's school dictionary: **A hard sweet (candy) on a stick that you lick or suck** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a lollipop, lollipops); informal: lolly (UK/Australia/NZ), sucker (US)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A hard sweet (candy) on a stick that you lick or suck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lollipop/#m1)

2) (UK, Australia) An ice lolly: frozen juice on a stick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lollipop/#m2)

3) Lollipop lady / lollipop man (UK, Australia, NZ): a person who helps children cross the road near a school, holding a round «STOP» sign on a pole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lollipop/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life a lollipop is a treat. In road safety lessons in the UK, Australia and New Zealand the «lollipop person» (US: crossing guard) helps children cross safely — wait until they stop the traffic and tell you to cross. In health lessons: sweets like lollipops can cause tooth decay, so brush your teeth. Phrases: lollipop stick, lollipop lady, lollipop man, suck a lollipop.

### examples

- The dentist gave me a sugar-free lollipop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lollipop/#x1)
- My lollipop is cherry flavoured. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lollipop/#x2)
- Wait for the lollipop lady to stop the cars before you cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lollipop/#x3)
- Don't run with a lollipop in your mouth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lollipop/#x4)
- We used lollipop sticks to make a model raft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lollipop/#x5)
- The lollipop man waves to all the children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lollipop/#x6)
- Too many lollipops are bad for your teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lollipop/#x7)

### note

Spelling: double «l», double «p»: lollipop. In Australia and NZ «lolly» means any sweet; in the UK «lolly» often means an ice lolly. Safety: never walk or run with a stick in your mouth.

### In the corpora

- [In cartoons every tree is a green lollipop.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/339-park-trees-telling-oaks-maples-chestnuts-birches-limes-and-willows-apart/5/)
- [Never run with a lollipop or anything in your mouth, or with sharp things in your hand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/247-running-games-and-playground/8/)
- [Dinner staff, bus drivers and lollipop people are doing a job that helps you, and deserve respect.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/354-rude-words-eye-rolls-and-i-hate-you/23/)
- [Liam's friends in Dublin dared him to call the lollipop lady a rude name as they crossed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/355-the-coach-the-lollipop-lady-slammed-doors-and-sorry/0/)
- [Friendly faces in your street, like a shopkeeper or a lollipop lady, make a neighbourhood feel safe and kind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/483-neighbours-who-dont-speak-and-the-friendly-shopkeeper/27/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lollipop» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lollipop/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.