Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun growing_pains

3 senses of growing pains

Sense 1
growing pains -- (pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth)
       => pain, hurting -- (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension")

Sense 2
growing pains -- (emotional distress arising during adolescence)
       => pain, painfulness -- (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness")

Sense 3
growing pains -- (problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages))
       => trouble, problem -- (a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?")