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GROWING PAINS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("growing pains" is a kind of...):
problem; trouble (a source of difficulty)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Emotional distress arising during adolescence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("growing pains" is a kind of...):
pain; painfulness (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("growing pains" is a kind of...):
hurting; pain (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)
