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growing pains

growing pains noun: generalized pains in the limbs or joints of children or adolescents (from many causes).

Noun

growing pains pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) generalized pains in the limbs or joints of children or adolescents (from many causes)
  2. (plural, plural-only) emotional or social problems associated with adolescence
  3. (broadly, plural, plural-only) difficulties that arise in the early stages of any project

Questions about growing pains

What does growing pains mean?
Growing pains means generalized pains in the limbs or joints of children or adolescents (from many causes).
What part of speech is growing pains?
Growing pains is a noun.

Words near growing pains in the dictionary

  1. growing moons
  2. growing of the moon
  3. growing on
  4. growing out
  5. growing out of
  6. growing pains
  7. growing season
  8. growing seasons
  9. growing some balls
  10. growing teratoma syndrome
  11. growing up

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