gosling

/'gɔzliɳ/

Thân thiện

A gosling follows its mother across a grassy meadow.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A young goose: A gosling is a baby or juvenile goose. This term specifically refers to the young of the species before it reaches maturity.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The mother goose carefully watched over her goslings as they swam in the pond.
  • We saw a family of geese crossing the road, with several fluffy goslings following behind.

Advanced Usage

• Collective Reference: While "gosling" refers to a single young goose, the plural "goslings" is used for a group. The term is often used in contexts describing wildlife, farming, or nature observation.
  • The farm reported that all the new goslings were healthy.

Variants and Related Words

• Goose (noun): The adult bird. A gosling is a young goose.
• Gander (noun): A male goose.
• Gaggle (noun): A flock of geese, especially when on the ground.

Synonyms

• Young goose: The most direct synonym.
• Goose chick: A less common but descriptive term.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Ugly duckling": While not containing the word "gosling," this famous idiom from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale is thematically related, as it involves a young bird (a cygnet, or young swan) being mistaken for an ugly duckling. It is used to describe someone or something that turns out to be beautiful or successful after an unpromising start.
  • He was the ugly duckling of the family but became a successful actor.

Học thuật

Noun

1. young goose