noun
gosling
GOZ-lihng
noun
1
A young goose.
"The goslings followed their mother single file to the pond."
2
An inexperienced, naive young person.
"Fresh out of school, he was still a bit of a gosling in the newsroom."
How to Use Gosling
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA baby goose, or figuratively, someone young and inexperienced.
Common pairings
a fluffy gosling
green as a gosling
Word Forms
goslings plural, Goslings plural
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Etymology
From Old Norse gæsling, combining "goose" with the diminutive ending "-ling," the same pattern seen in words like "duckling."