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theirself

Northumbria/ˈðɐ.sɛl/

A form of themselves — The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

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Meanings

pronoun

alternativenonstandardAlternative form of themselves.
1977, Lou Rawls, “Some Folks Never Learn”, Unmistakably Lou, Philadelphia International Some folks never learn / They never learn / Learn how to be true to theirself.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

themself themselves

Origin

From their + -self, patterned on e.g. myself, ourself/ourselves and herself (construed as being formed from adjectival her).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with theirself

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APA

theirself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theirself

MLA

“theirself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theirself. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theirself,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theirself.

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