gosling

[goz-ling]

noun

1. a young goose.

2. a foolish, inexperienced person.

gosling

/ ˈɡɒzlɪŋ /

noun

1. a young goose

2. an inexperienced or youthful person

Word History and Origins

Origin of gosling¹

1375–1425; late Middle English goselyng; goose, -ling ¹; cognate with Old Norse gæslingr

Word History and Origins

Origin of gosling¹

C15: from Old Norse gæslingr; related to Danish gäsling; see _goose ¹ , _-ling ¹

Example Sentences

He remembered when he was a gosling how she could only watch from the edge of the pond while he went swimming.

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But that changed when I discovered an orphaned gosling.

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Roz adopts an abandoned gosling that she names Brightbill, and the man-made machine is now a mother, flooded with compassion for her young charge.

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An animated robot named Roz adapts to its new surroundings after being shipwrecked on a deserted island, and develops a parental bond with an orphaned gosling.

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Sure, the Hungarian herding breed can be stubborn and barky, Cheimis said, but Csoki also looks after her geese and chickens at home in Kingfield, Maine, even lying down next to the goslings.

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