ma-and-pa

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ma-and-pa^¹

adjective Ma-and-Pa

not comparable Synonym of mom-and-pop.
Similar: mom-and-pop

Ma-and-Pa^²

adjective

not comparable Alternative letter-case form of ma-and-pa Road nostalgia was carried to full flower in the press and television reports on the end of 66. These became virtually a genre in themselves: the Lament for Route 66. Sixty-six, we were told, was being bypassed. The road of the Okies and of the migration to California, with its lovely little Ma-and-

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@misc{ma_and_pa_2026,
  title = {ma-and-pa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ma-and-pa},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}