Noun: growing pains
- Pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth
"The young athlete complained of growing pains in her legs"
- Emotional distress arising during adolescence
"The teenager's mood swings were attributed to growing pains"
- Problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
"The startup experienced typical growing pains as it rapidly expanded its workforce"
Type of: hurting, ill, pain, painfulness, prob [informal], problem, trouble
Encyclopedia: Growing pains