pronoun

pronoun (pronomen): a class of function words. A pronoun is used instead of a noun  or a noun phrase to refer to somebody or something. E.g. I, we, she, them, what, mine, ours, each other, themselves, something, nobody. A pronoun may occasionally function as the head of a noun phrase, i.e. it may be accompanied by one or more postmodifiers. E.g. I’m looking for someone who is creative.