trouble vs growing pains

growing pains vs trouble

trouble and growing pains both are nouns.

trouble is a verb but growing pains is not a verb.

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

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

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

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

trouble (noun)	growing pains (noun)
an effort that is inconvenient	problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
a source of difficulty	emotional distress arising during adolescence
an event causing distress or pain	pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth
an angry disturbance
a strong feeling of anxiety
an unwanted pregnancy

trouble (verb)	growing pains (verb)
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
move deeply
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

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