goslings

Fuzzy honker offspring

Goslings are young geese.

The word follows the common pattern of adding -ling to indicate a juvenile animal, like duckling or fledgling.

The goslings followed their mother across the pond in a line.

waterfowl

geese

Plural of goose

  • broodHatchlings as a group
  • flockAnimals gathered together
  • nestAnimal-built shelter for young

eggs · honk · migration · waterfowl · webbed · avian · greylag · barnacle · waterbird · gander

hatchling

chick

Young bird, especially poultry

fledgling · brood · clutch · hatchery · incubation · eggshell · peep · beak · downy · hatching

young

juveniles

Underage individuals

immature · growing · playful · vulnerable · dependent · following · learning · feeding · protective · mother

downy

fluffy

Soft and light-textured

plumage · yellow · cuddly · tender · velvety · delicate · cottony · puffy · light · warm

spring

vernal

Relating to spring

growth · awakening · buds · greenery · warmth · April · May · chirping · fertility · breeding

Categories
Opposites
life stage/maturity

goslingsganders

Glances or male waterfowl

geese

species of young waterfowl

goslingsducklings

Young waterfowl offspring

cygnets · chicks

Phrases
Family

gosling

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G