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English

Etymology

From Middle English dokeling, dukling, dookelynge (“duckling”), equivalent to duck +? -ling.

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?k?l?ng, IPA^(key): /?d?kl??/
• Rhymes: -?kl??

Noun

duckling (plural ducklings)

1. A young duck.

Synonyms

• ducklet

Derived terms

• ugly duckling

Related terms

• duck
• gosling
• swanling

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