growing pains

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plural noun

dull, quasi-rheumatic pains of varying degree in the limbs during childhood and adolescence, often popularly associated with the process of growing.

emotional difficulties experienced during adolescence and preadulthood.

difficulties attending any new project or any rapid development of an existing project: a city plagued with growing pains.

Origin of growing pains

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby growing pains

growed, grower, growing, growing degree-day, growing-equity mortgage, growing pains, growing point, grow into, growl, growler, grow light

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Example sentences from the Web for growing pains

In the intervals of harkening to my growing-pains I was, of course, still a little girl.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin
The American Army's respect for the French began to have growing-pains.
Our Army at the Front|Heywood Broun
Her face wore a brooding, puzzled look, ‘Poor little soul, she is feeling her growing-pains!’
Marm Lisa|Kate Douglas Wiggin
So much for the race, in the gripe of growing-pains; but what of the nurses?
Majesty|Louis Couperus

His legs are still racked with growing-pains, but he has a good time, nevertheless.
The Facts Concerning The Recent Carnival Of Crime In Connecticut|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for growing pains

growing pains

pl n

pains in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children during a period of unusually rapid growth

difficulties besetting a new enterprise in its early stages

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Idioms and Phrases with growing pains

growing pains

Problems that arise in beginning or enlarging an enterprise, as in The company is undergoing growing pains but should be viable by next year. This expression, which dates from the late 1800s, originally referred to the joint and limb aches experienced by youngsters who are growing rapidly. By about 1900 it was being used figuratively.

Medical definitions for growing pains

growing pains

[ grō′ĭng ]

pl.n.

Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes.

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释义	growing pains SEE SYNONYMS FOR growing pains ON THESAURUS.COM plural noun dull, quasi-rheumatic pains of varying degree in the limbs during childhood and adolescence, often popularly associated with the process of growing. emotional difficulties experienced during adolescence and preadulthood. difficulties attending any new project or any rapid development of an existing project: a city plagued with growing pains. Origin of growing pains First recorded in 1800–10 Words nearby growing pains growed, grower, growing, growing degree-day, growing-equity mortgage, growing pains, growing point, grow into, growl, growler, grow light Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for growing pains In the intervals of harkening to my growing-pains I was, of course, still a little girl. The Promised Land\|Mary Antin The American Army's respect for the French began to have growing-pains. Our Army at the Front\|Heywood Broun Her face wore a brooding, puzzled look, ‘Poor little soul, she is feeling her growing-pains!’ Marm Lisa\|Kate Douglas Wiggin So much for the race, in the gripe of growing-pains; but what of the nurses? Majesty\|Louis Couperus His legs are still racked with growing-pains, but he has a good time, nevertheless. The Facts Concerning The Recent Carnival Of Crime In Connecticut\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) British Dictionary definitions for growing pains growing pains pl n pains in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children during a period of unusually rapid growth difficulties besetting a new enterprise in its early stages Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with growing pains growing pains Problems that arise in beginning or enlarging an enterprise, as in The company is undergoing growing pains but should be viable by next year. This expression, which dates from the late 1800s, originally referred to the joint and limb aches experienced by youngsters who are growing rapidly. By about 1900 it was being used figuratively. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to growing pains awkward age Medical definitions for growing pains growing pains [ grō′ĭng ] pl.n. Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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growing pains

plural noun

Origin of growing pains

Words nearby growing pains

Example sentences from the Web for growing pains

British Dictionary definitions for growing pains

pl n

Idioms and Phrases with growing pains

Words related to growing pains

Medical definitions for growing pains

pl.n.