different between cygnet vs gosling

English

Etymology

From Middle English cignet, signet, from Anglo-Norman cignet, diminutive of Old French cigne (“swan”), from Latin cygnus, cycnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (kúknos, “swan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s??.n?t/
• Homophone: signet

Noun

cygnet (plural cygnets)

1. The young of a swan.

Synonyms

• swanling (neologism)

Related terms

• cygnicide
• cygnine
• dendrocygnid

Translations

English

Etymology

From Late Middle English gosling, goselyng (“gosling”), alteration (due to Middle English goos, gose (“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”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??zl??/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /??zl??/

Noun

gosling (plural goslings)

1. A young goose.

   Synonym: gooseling

   Coordinate terms: duckling, cygnet, swanling

2. A callow (“inexperienced, immature”)), or foolish and naive, young person.
3. (dated) A catkin on nut trees and pines.

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Related terms

• goose

Translations

Descendants

• ? Irish: góislín

Anagrams

• golgins, logings, oglings

Middle English

Noun

gosling

1. Alternative form of goselyng