Usually means: Child exhibiting behavioral or emotional difficulties.
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  1. problem child: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. problem child: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. problem child: Wiktionary
  4. problem child: Dictionary.com
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  2. Problem Child: Investopedia
  3. Problem Child: Financial dictionary

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  1. problem child: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (problem child)

noun:  (euphemistic) A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.
noun:  (idiomatic, by extension) Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.

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