noun [pl.]
1 pains that some children feel in their arms and legs when they are growing
2 emotional anxieties felt by young people as they grow up
3 problems or difficulties that are experienced by a company when it begins operating but that are not likely to last:
Every business experiences its share of growing pains.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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