gos·ling 
(gŏzlĭng)
(gŏzlĭng)n.
1. A young goose.
2. Archaic A naive or inexperienced young person.
[Middle English, variant (influenced by gos, goose) of gesling, from Old Norse gæslingr, diminutive of gās, goose; see ghans- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]