gosling

Meanings

Plural: goslings

Noun

young goose
A young goose.
An inexperienced and immature, or foolish and naive, young person.
A catkin on willows, nut trees, and pines.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Middle English goslyng (“gosling”), alteration (due to Middle English goos (“goose”)) of earlier gesling (“gosling”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse gæsling, géslingr (“gosling”), from gás (“goose”) + -lingr (“-ling”), equivalent to goose + -ling. Cognate with Danish gæsling (“gosling”), Swedish gässling (“gosling”). Compare also Low German gossel, gössel (“gosling”), German Gänslein (“gosling”).

Synonyms

gooseling

Scrabble Score: 9

gosling is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gosling is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gosling is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

gosling is a valid Words With Friends word