growing pains

English

Noun

growing pains pl (plural only)

1. generalized pains in the limbs or joints of children or adolescents (from many causes)
2. emotional or social problems associated with adolescence
3. (by extension) difficulties that arise in the early stages of any project

Translations

generalized pains

• Danish: vokseværk (da)
• Dutch: groeipijn (nl) f
• Finnish: kasvukipu (fi)
• German: Wachstumsschmerz (de) m
• Icelandic: vaxtarverkur m
• Romanian: durere de creștere f
• Swedish: växtvärk (sv) c

emotional or social problems

• Dutch: groeipijn (nl) f

difficulties

• Dutch: groeipijn (nl) f
• French: maladies de jeunesse
• Swedish: växtvärk (sv) c, uppstartsproblem n, inkörningsproblem n

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} fièvre de croissance f
• Norman: ^{(please verify)} craîssette f (Jersey)

See also

• teething troubles
• growth spurt