growing pains
noun [plural] (PHYSICAL PAIN)Definition
› pains felt by young people in the bones or joints (= places where two bones are connected) of their legsProblems with bones, joints and teethDentistryThe teeth
(Definition of growing pains noun (PHYSICAL PAIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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grow verb (BECOME)
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grow verb (INCREASE)
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