Jock Tamson's bairnsn.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɒk ˈtams(ə)nz bɛːnz/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɑk ˈtæmsənz ˌbɛ(ə)rnz/, Scottish English

/ˌdʒɔk ˈtams(ə)nz bernz/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Jock Tamson , bairn n.

Etymology: < the genitive of the personal name Jock Tamson ( < the male forename Jock (see Jock n.¹) + the surname Tamson, Scottish variant of Thomson) + the plural of bairn n.The name Jock Tamson , formed from a very common forename and surname, is apparently intended to refer to a common or ordinary person, everyman. Compare Jock n.¹ Compare also John Thomson's man n. at John n. Compounds 1a.

Scottish colloquial.

Humankind, common humanity. Chiefly in we are all Jock Tamson's bairns (and variants): used to express the belief that all people are equal, or to convey a feeling of fellowship, community, or shared interest.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > [noun]

maneOE

worldOE

all fleshc1000

mankinOE

earthOE

little worldc1175

man's kinda1200

mankinda1225

worldrichec1275

slimec1315

kindc1325

world1340

sectc1400

humanityc1450

microcosma1475

peoplea1500

the human kindred?1533

race1553

homo1561

humankind1561

universality1561

deadly?1590

mortality1598

rational1601

vicegerent1601

small world1604

flesh and blooda1616

mannity1621

human race1623

universea1645

nations1667

public1699

the species1711

Adamhood1828

Jock Tamson's bairns1832

folx1833

Bimana1839

human1841

peeps1847

menfolk1870

manfolk1876

amniota1879

peoplekind1956

personkind1972

1832 Day 13 Mar. 247 I think we're a' Jock Tamson's bairns.

1895 N. Roy Horseman's Word viii. 95 We're a' Jock Tamson's bairns, nane o' us can rechtly bear to be ower muckle til oursells.

1924 North-China Herald 31 May 353/4 One of the pleasant things about the Scottish members of Parliament is the spirit of friendship that exists between them... They are all Jock Tamson's bairns.

1959 J. M. Reid Scotl. Past & Present i. 18 In certain moods Scotsmen were, and still are, ‘a' Jock Tamson's bairns’, the children of the same home.

1990 Gay Scotl. Dec. 23/3 Variety is something to be valued and men, women, gays, lesbians, blacks, Jews, Muslims, Catholics and Protestants are a' Jock Tamson's bairns.

2014 G. Brown My Scotl. our Brit. 127 The drive for education was..inspired by the idea that all Jock Tamson's bairns had the right to fulfil their true potential.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	jock tamsons bairns
释义	Jock Tamson's bairnsn. Brit. /ˌdʒɒk ˈtams(ə)nz bɛːnz/, U.S. /ˌdʒɑk ˈtæmsənz ˌbɛ(ə)rnz/, Scottish English /ˌdʒɔk ˈtams(ə)nz bernz/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Jock Tamson , bairn n. Etymology: < the genitive of the personal name Jock Tamson ( < the male forename Jock (see Jock n.¹) + the surname Tamson, Scottish variant of Thomson) + the plural of bairn n.The name Jock Tamson , formed from a very common forename and surname, is apparently intended to refer to a common or ordinary person, everyman. Compare Jock n.¹ Compare also John Thomson's man n. at John n. Compounds 1a. Scottish colloquial. Humankind, common humanity. Chiefly in we are all Jock Tamson's bairns (and variants): used to express the belief that all people are equal, or to convey a feeling of fellowship, community, or shared interest. ΘΚΠ the world > people > [noun] maneOE worldOE all fleshc1000 mankinOE earthOE little worldc1175 man's kinda1200 mankinda1225 worldrichec1275 slimec1315 kindc1325 world1340 sectc1400 humanityc1450 microcosma1475 peoplea1500 the human kindred?1533 race1553 homo1561 humankind1561 universality1561 deadly?1590 mortality1598 rational1601 vicegerent1601 small world1604 flesh and blooda1616 mannity1621 human race1623 universea1645 nations1667 public1699 the species1711 Adamhood1828 Jock Tamson's bairns1832 folx1833 Bimana1839 human1841 peeps1847 menfolk1870 manfolk1876 amniota1879 peoplekind1956 personkind1972 1832 Day 13 Mar. 247 I think we're a' Jock Tamson's bairns. 1895 N. Roy Horseman's Word viii. 95 We're a' Jock Tamson's bairns, nane o' us can rechtly bear to be ower muckle til oursells. 1924 North-China Herald 31 May 353/4 One of the pleasant things about the Scottish members of Parliament is the spirit of friendship that exists between them... They are all Jock Tamson's bairns. 1959 J. M. Reid Scotl. Past & Present i. 18 In certain moods Scotsmen were, and still are, ‘a' Jock Tamson's bairns’, the children of the same home. 1990 Gay Scotl. Dec. 23/3 Variety is something to be valued and men, women, gays, lesbians, blacks, Jews, Muslims, Catholics and Protestants are a' Jock Tamson's bairns. 2014 G. Brown My Scotl. our Brit. 127 The drive for education was..inspired by the idea that all Jock Tamson's bairns had the right to fulfil their true potential. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1832
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