What is the meaning of the word "they"?
Definitions:
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3rd person nominative singular gender-neutral pronoun, indicating a specific person without specifying a male or female gender, or indicating a person who is genderqueer; used with plural verbs pronoun
- This is my housemate, Robin; they live on the 3rd floor.
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3rd person nominative singular pronoun, indicating a person who is hypothetical or whose identity is unknown; used with plural verbs pronoun
- Please tell the person whose car is parked in front of the store that they need to move it.
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the 3rd person nominative plural pronoun; can stand in for any 3rd person nominative plural noun pronoun
- They brought their dogs to the park.