What does "theirself" mean?

Alternative form of themselves.

What is a synonym for "theirself"?

Common synonyms include: themself, themself, themselves.

Theirself

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Pronoun

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Alternative form of themselves. alt-of, alternative, nonstandard
"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."

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themself themself themselves

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"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."

Etymology

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

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