Standard Lemma guide

emself

pron · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɛlf

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pron

Meaning 1

Em, a gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, the reflexive form of em, equivalent to themself (also used for emphasis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: gender-neutral, nonstandard, personal, pronoun, rare, reflexive, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From em + -self, or by removing "th" from themself (cf. also 'emself, 'emselves).