used informally, especially in conversation, instead of "they" or "their," as in "No, it isn't them" or "We worried about them staying out late"
pronoun
used after a verb or preposition to refer to a person without indicating that person's gender, as in "The doctor is busy, so you can't see them now"
pronoun
used after a verb or preposition to refer to people, animals, or things being discussed, as in "Tell them to eat" or "What happened to them?"
Pronunciation
US
/ðɛm/
UK
/ðɛm/
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