mom and pop
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mom and pop¹
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Named for the archetypical case in which such a business is run by a self-employed couple with children.
noun mom and pops · Mom and Pop · mom-and-pop · Mom-and-Pop
- A small business, often but not always owned or operated by a family.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mom, and, pop. Also, love for mom and pop.
adjective Mom and Pop · mom-and-pop · Mom-and-Pop
- Alternative form of mom-and-pop In the past ten years or so, there has been an explosion of restaurants. This is a very welcome development, as the art of fine dining has spread to areas that previously only had mom and pop diners or substandard steakhouses.
Mom and Pop²
adjective
- Alternative form of mom-and-pop These family wineries had even less direct consumer contact than the Mom and Pop businesses. […] Problems also plagued California’s winery co-ops, which did just about as poorly as Mom and Pop and small family operations.
noun Mom and Pops
- Alternative form of mom and pop The new supermarkets were killing the Mom and Pops, and centralized purchasing would help them compete.
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noun small business often but not always owned or operated by a family
| 中文 | 夫妻店 fūqīdiàn |
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