Used specifically for young geese, suggesting an age before they are mature.

Animal Age

Often indicates a close relationship with the parent animals.

Family Ties

'Gosling' should not be mistaken for baby birds of other species.

Not Interchangeable

Can be used for the young of similar species, not just geese.

Broader Usage

Be aware of the proper terms for offspring of different bird species.

Species Distinction

Describing a 'gosling' with colors helps visualize the species it belongs to.

Color Descriptions

Used figuratively to denote a novice, but it's rare and often humorous.

Metaphorical Sense

When used for beginners, it's casual and best for friendly conversations.

Informal Tone

As an archaic term for beginners, it may appear in historical texts.

Historical Context

 And then they would hit the bottom and stand up and walk away. And you just think, how does life survive something so extreme as falling hundreds of feet? I would be just shattered into pieces. And yet this tiny little gosling, you know, no bigger than a couple of inches, doesn't.

Filming Cliff-Jumping...

 all worried when we missed our goslings and now Scuba Steve has not only resurfaced from the water but he has resurfaced to his your home trees usual position we just came here because for two or three days he has been missing in action and the last person to be here

Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...

 absolutely everything wants to eat a Gosling I mean apart from us of course crocodiles leg oven and all sorts of things right all most species of birds at the moment of thinking about having babies or caring for babies Lauren has

Safari Live - Day 269 PIPE...

 a little dazed perhaps but all in one piece one gosling at least hasn't made it and this chick appears to be in a bad way

ONE HOUR of Amazing...

 a little dazed perhaps but all in one piece one gosling at least hasn't made it and this chick appears to be in a bad

Wild Leaps Of Faith PIPE...

Top 5 Times Nature Won PIPE...

 The young all emerge within a day or two, a marvel of timing. The colony is now home to a million goslings.

Arctic Fox Snatches Snow...

 all emerged within a day or two a marvel of timing the colony is now home to a million goslings

The Planet Earth...

 A little dazed perhaps, but all in one piece. One gosling, at least, hasn't made it.

Baby Chick Jumps Off...

 snatches they can't protect every gosling finally a thief seizes one