growing pains
Generalized pains in the limbs or joints of children or adolescentsGeneralized pains in the limbs or joints of children or adolescents (from many causes)
Meaning
3 senses(plural, plural only)Generalized pains in the limbs or joints of children or adolescents (from many causes)
Wachstumsschmerz
(plural, plural only)Emotional or social problems associated with adolescence
emotional distress arising during adolescence
(broadly, plural, plural only)Difficulties that arise in the early stages of any project
problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: growing painses| Singular | growing pains |
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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