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mom-and-pop

  [mom-uhn-pop] adjective, noun, plural -pops.
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a small retail business, usually owned and operated by members of a family: a mom-and-pop grocery.
2. of or indicating something, as an enterprise, investment, or project, that is independent, small in scope, and modestly financed.
–noun
3. a small-scale, owner-operated business.
Origin:
1950–55, Americanism
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mom-and-pop   (mŏm'ən-pŏp')
adj.  

  1. Of or being a small business that is typically owned and run by members of a family: a mom-and-pop grocery store.

  2. Resembling or evocative of the small-scale, homelike, or informal atmosphere of such a business: "toasted the advantages of mom-and-pop journalism" (Newsweek).

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