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What (who) is growing pains - definition
Growing Pains (book)
BOOK BY BILLIE PIPER
Growing pains (book)
Growing Pains is the title of Billie Piper's autobiography, released 19 October 2006 by Hodder & Stoughton.
growing pains
SORENESS IN A CHILD'S LEGS THAT OFTEN OCCURS AT NIGHT
Recurrent limb pain in childhood; Paroxysmal nocturnal pains; Growth pain
¦ plural noun
1. neuralgic pains occurring in the limbs of young children.
2. difficulties experienced in the early stages of an enterprise.
growing pains
SORENESS IN A CHILD'S LEGS THAT OFTEN OCCURS AT NIGHT
Recurrent limb pain in childhood; Paroxysmal nocturnal pains; Growth pain
1.
If a person or organization suffers from growing pains, they experience temporary difficulties and problems at the beginning of a particular stage of development.
There's some sympathy for this new country's growing pains, but that sympathy is fast wearing out.
N-PLURAL: usu with poss
2.
If children suffer from growing pains, they have pain in their muscles or joints that is caused by unusually fast growth.
N-PLURAL
Examples of use of growing pains
1. "The doctor said her aching back was just growing pains.
2. The bottom line is there were some growing pains.
3. Q: Are these structural issues or just growing pains?
4. But the growing pains continue to be, well, painful.
5. "What we are going through is typical growing pains.