gosling

/ˈɡɒzlɪŋ/

gosling · name — A surname.

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gosling is pronounced /ˈɡɒzlɪŋ/.

Etymology

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Joslin. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English gosling (“young goose”), partly borrowed from Old Norse gæslingr; equivalent to modern goose + -ling. * As a German surname, from a personal name based on gut (“good”).

name

A surname.

noun

A young goose.
An inexperienced and immature, or foolish and naive, young person.e.g.“Two stout woodmen with difficulty cut down this tree, the chips of which flew far and wide about the hall; but at my command my two green goslings carried away the fragments without any difficulty.” — 1862 April 19, “Mediums Under Other Names”, in All the Year Round, volume 7, page 132:
A catkin on willows, nut trees, and pines.

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