growing pains

English Thesaurus

1. problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages) (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	problem, trouble,
definition	:	a source of difficulty (noun.cognition)

2. emotional distress arising during adolescence (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	pain, painfulness,
definition	:	emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid (noun.feeling)

3. pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth (noun.state)

hypernym	:	hurting, pain,
definition	:	a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder (noun.state)