problem vs growing pains

problem and growing pains both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
problem	Yes	No	No	No
growing pains	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, growing pains is a hyponym of problem; that is, growing pains is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than problem:

problem: a source of difficulty
growing pains: problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)

Other hyponyms of problem include pressure point, can of worms, deep water, hydra, matter.

problem (noun)	growing pains (noun)
a source of difficulty	problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
a question raised for consideration or solution	emotional distress arising during adolescence
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved	pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth

problem vs growing pains

problem and growing pains both are nouns.

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