Main Entry: them·selves

Pronunciation: \thəm-ˈselvz, them-\

Function: pronoun plural

Date: 13th century

1 a : those identical ones that are they — compare they 1a —used reflexively, for emphasis, or in absolute constructions <nations that govern themselves> <they themselves were present> <themselves busy, they disliked idleness in others> b : himself or herself : himself, herself —used with an indefinite third person singular antecedent <nobody can call themselves oppressed — Leonard Wibberley>
2 : their normal, healthy, or sane condition <were themselves again after a night's rest>

usage see they