Definition of "growing pains" []

• Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. (noun-plural)
• Emotional difficulties that occur during adolescence. (noun-plural)
• Problems that arise in the initiation or enlargement of an enterprise. (noun-plural)

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• "Feeling the growing pains along with them, I rooted for Jordan and the Bulls to overcome not only the insurmountable hurdle that was the Detroit Pistons, but the psychological burden of growth they failed to embrace."