each other meaning
EN
[iːˈtʃʌðə] [iˈtʃʌðɚ] 
US - Pronoun
- (reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects.
- Maria and Robert loved each other.
- (reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The children were splashing each other playfully in the sea.
- Old couples sometimes will play tapes at each other during a fight.
- They were blasting away at each other for 10 minutes before the shooting died down.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- The two old ladies were always trying to outbake each other.
- The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.
- The living room and dining room adjoin each other.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of each other in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Noun forms
- Plurals
- Plural pronouns
- Plural pronouns
- Plurals
- Noun forms
- Pronouns
- Plural pronouns
- Third person pronouns
- Plural pronouns
- Nouns
Other Vocabulary
- en eachother
- en beachcomber
- en eldmother
- fr écabocher
- en enchanter
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this idiom "each other" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form. It's also a pronoun, more specifically, a plural pronoun and a third person pronoun.