Gosling Definition
gŏzlĭng
goslings
noun
A young goose.
Webster's New World
A young and foolish or inexperienced person.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Gosling
Noun
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goslingsOrigin of Gosling
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From Late Middle English gosling, goselyng (“gosling”), alteration (due to Middle English goos, gose (“goose”)) of earlier gesling (“gosling”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse gæsling, géslingr (“gosling”), from gás (“goose”) + -lingr (“-ling”). Cognate with Danish gæsling (“gosling”), Swedish gässling (“gosling”). Compare also Low German gossel, gössel (“gosling”), German Gänslein (“gosling”). More at goose, -ling.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English variant (influenced by gos goose) of gesling from Old Norse gæslingr diminutive of gās goose ghans- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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