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Meaning of "growing pains" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GROWING PAINS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROWING PAINS

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Growing pains is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GROWING PAINS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Growing pains

Growing pains are pain symptoms relatively common in children. Typically, they are located in the muscles, rather than the joints, of the leg and less commonly the arm. They are usually felt on both sides, and appear late in the day or at night, waking the child, with pain varying from mild to very severe. Pain is absent by the morning, and there are no objective clinical signs of inflammation. Pain can recur nightly or be absent for days to months. Growing pain is not associated with other serious disease and usually resolves by late childhood, but frequent episodes are capable of having a substantial effect on the life of the child. Growing pains were first described as such in 1823 by a French doctor.

Definition of growing pains in the English dictionary

The definition of growing pains in the dictionary is pains in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children during a period of unusually rapid growth. Other definition of growing pains is difficulties besetting a new enterprise in its early stages.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GROWING PAINS

grow bag
grow into
grow on
grow out of
grow out of one´s knowledge
grow the beard
grow up
growable
grower
growing
growing season
growingly
growl
growler
growlery
growliness
growlingly
growly
grown
grown-up

WORDS THAT END LIKE GROWING PAINS

afterpains
Aix-les-Bains
blackout curtains
Blue Mountains
brains
curtains
gains
Great Plains
labour pains
mains
pains
period pains
plains
rains
remains
Rocky Mountains
Romains
Smoky Mountains
strains
the rains

Synonyms and antonyms of growing pains in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «growing pains» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GROWING PAINS

Find out the translation of growing pains to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of growing pains from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «growing pains» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

成长的烦恼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dolores de crecimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

growing pains
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बढ़ते दर्द
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

آلام النمو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

болезни роста
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dores de crescimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রমবর্ধমান যন্ত্রনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

douleurs de croissance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesakitan yang semakin meningkat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wachstumsschmerzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

産みの苦しみ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성장통
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuda
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đau ngày càng tăng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளர்ந்து வரும் வலிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाढती वेदना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyüyen ağrıları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dolori della crescita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Growing Pains
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвороби росту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dureri de crestere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυξανόμενη πόνους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groeipyne
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

växtvärk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

voksesmerter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of growing pains

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROWING PAINS»

The term «growing pains» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.992 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about growing pains

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3 QUOTES WITH «GROWING PAINS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word growing pains.
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Jenna Elfman
Especially while television I think is going through some growing pains or is in need of - I think current comedy is a bit, uh, not happening, you know?
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Anne Northup
Sometimes growing pains are by fits and starts.
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Wislawa Szymborska
I have sympathy for young people, for their growing pains, but I balk when these growing pains are pushed into the foreground, when you make these young people the only vehicles of life's wisdom.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROWING PAINS»

Discover the use of growing pains in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to growing pains and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Growing Pains
This book is a living testimony on healing for every woman suffering.
Talya Cody, 2006
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Growing Pains: Transitioning from an Entrepreneurship to a ...
"This book provides a proven framework and a practical approach for dealing with what matters most for the success of any growing organization.
Eric G. Flamholtz, Yvonne Randle, 2012
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Growing Pains: The Autobiography of Emily Carr
Completed just before Emily Carr died in 1945, Growing Pains tells the story of her life, beginning with her girlhood in pioneer Victoria and going on to her training as an artist in San Francisco, England and France.
Emily Carr, Robin Laurence, Ira Dilworth, 2005
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Growing Pains
This is an astonishingly candid insight into the world of Billie Piper.
Billie Piper, 2006
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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole is the second book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny Adrian Mole series.
Sue Townsend, 2012
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A Full House of Growing Pains: A Hollywood Mother's Journey
In a flash, Barbara Cameron had it all.
Barbara Cameron, 2006
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Growing Pains: Diaries and Drawings for the Years 1908-1917
Wanda Gag rose from poverty in small-town Minnesota to international fame in the 1920s as the author of the children's classic Millions of Cats.
Wanda Gág, 1940
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Growing Pains
Brian Moore is a straight-A student struggling to escape the lure of the streets in Brooklyn, NY. With no father at home and a mother who works two jobs in order to keep a roof over his head and food on the table, Brian is left alone to ...
Dwayne S. Joseph, 2011
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It's Not Just Growing Pains: A Guide to Childhood Muscle, ...
Here is a readable, reliable guide to the common causes of bone, joint, muscle, and arthritis pain in children, designed to help parents and physicians understand these disorders, arrive at the proper diagnosis, and choose the most ...
Thomas J. A. Lehman, 2004
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Growing Pains: ... the Complete Story
The Book Pain is always regarded as an enemy but it can sometimes be God's instrument for growth as the two stories in this book reveal. * * * Story One Emmanuel has reached the end of his rope.
Ebi Akpeti, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROWING PAINS»

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Wilson County Schools Experience Growing Pains
Mt. Juliet recently passed Lebanon in population and county school officials said they're seeing the largest enrollment increases on the west side of the county. «NewsChannel5.com, Jul 15»
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CEO shares company's growing pains, personal motivators
Can you talk to me about your growing pains? At some point, to keep up a huge trajectory and grow quickly, we needed more capital, so that's ... «Kansas City Business Journal, Jul 15»
3
Cities log on to smart ideas to keep growing pains at bay
Cities are rapidly becoming massive central intelligence organisms in which every aspect of life is wired into the internet, providing continuous ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Active Energy's wood chip operation suffers growing pains
Timber specialist Active Energy Group (LON:AEG) revealed the growing pains of a fast expanding business – though it still expects revenues from its wood chip ... «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
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NCDOT: Growing pains driving need for new Triangle Expressway …
Population growth in the Triangle has driven the N.C. Department of Transportation to embark on the first major expansion of the Triangle ... «Triangle Business Journal, Jul 15»
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China Bull Story Solid Despite 'Growing Pains' Says Fidelity Fund …
Bobby Bao, portfolio manager for the Fidelity China Region fund, said these are merely 'growing pains' which will soon pass. 'If you look at the ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
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With Klinsmann's backing, Chandler keeps fighting through national …
Tim Chandler has endured his share of growing pains as a starting U.S. national team defender, but head coach Jurgen Klinsmann still ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
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Growing pains beset 'Masters of Sex'
The times they are a changin' on Masters of Sex. And, as sometimes happens, that's not really such a good thing. For its third season (Sunday, ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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LEGION BASEBALL: Growing pains over for Park River
“We knew there would be some growing pains. But this is a very athletic, competitive group of kids. We expected good things would happen.''. «Grand Forks Herald, Jul 15»
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UBS, Morgan Stanley Lead Wealth Managers With Record $2 Trillion
“The operating model is facing major growing pains to accommodate the expectations of financial groups for wealth management divisions to ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

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