成せい長ちょう痛つう

noun

growing pains

Physiological term for benign limb pain in children, often occurring at night. Not used metaphorically for organizational growth difficulties.

• 子こ供どもが夜よ中なかに足あしが痛いたいと泣なくのは、成せい長ちょう痛つうかもしれません。

  If your child cries at night with leg pain, it might be growing pains.