mom-and-pop

See also: Mom-and-Pop, mom and pop, and Mom and Pop

English

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Adjective

mom-and-pop (not comparable)

  1. (US, Canada, typically of a business) Small and unsophisticated, typically because operated by a couple or a family.
    Synonym: ma-and-pa
    Mom-and-pop diners are disappearing from American streets and being replaced by bland corporate giants.

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Noun

mom-and-pop (plural mom-and-pops)

  1. Alternative form of mom and pop (“a mom-and-pop operation”).
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