
Gosling
Animal Age
Used specifically for young geese, suggesting an age before they are mature.
The farmer is taking care of a gosling until it grows into a goose.
Family Ties
Often indicates a close relationship with the parent animals.
Watching the gosling follow its mother is an adorable sight.
Not Interchangeable
'Gosling' should not be mistaken for baby birds of other species.
She mistakenly called the duckling a gosling.
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