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1. (n.pl.) growing pains
dull, quasi-rheumatic pains of varying degree in the limbs during childhood and adolescence, often popularly associated with the process of growing.
2. growing pains
emotional difficulties experienced during adolescence and preadulthood.
3. growing pains
difficulties attending a new project or rapid development of an existing project.
Etymology: (1800–10)
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1. (noun) growing pains
pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth
2. (noun) growing pains
emotional distress arising during adolescence
3. (noun) growing pains
problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
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