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mom and pop

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Noun

  1. A small business, often but not always owned or operated by a family.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mom, and, pop.
  3. Alternative form of mom and pop (“a mom-and-pop operation”).
  4. Alternative form of mom and pop.
  5. Alternative form of mom and pop.

Adjective

  1. Alternative form of mom-and-pop.
  2. Small and unsophisticated, typically because operated by a couple or a family.
  3. Alternative form of mom-and-pop.
  4. Alternative form of mom-and-pop.

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