growing pains
grow·ing pain
G g Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [groh-ing peyn]
- /ˈgroʊ ɪŋ peɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [groh-ing peyn]
- /ˈgroʊ ɪŋ peɪn/
Definitions of growing pains words
- noun plural growing pains If a person or organization suffers from growing pains, they experience temporary difficulties and problems at the beginning of a particular stage of development. 0
- noun plural growing pains If children suffer from growing pains, they have pain in their muscles or joints that is caused by unusually fast growth. 0
- noun plural growing pains pains in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children during a period of unusually rapid growth 0
- noun plural growing pains difficulties besetting a new enterprise in its early stages 0
- noun growing pains recurrent pains in the joints and muscles, esp. of the legs, of growing children 0
- noun growing pains difficulties experienced in the early development of a person, project, etc. 0
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Origin of growing pains
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10
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Parts of speech for Growing pains
noun
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growing pains popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for growing pains
noun growing pains
- awkward age — early adolescence.
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