mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
2
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This suggests that smaller businesses, mom-and-pop shops, are being crushed under inflation and tariffs.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Tempe's Mill Avenue was once defined by its mom-and-pop shops, then evolved into a hot spot for bar hoppers.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
That wasn’t really an issue for the quirky mom-and-pop low-rise hotels that defined Sunny Isles Beach from the 1950s until the early 2000s.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Many of the mom-and-pop shops on Kings Highway opened their doors early, trying to draw shoppers in for Small Business Saturday.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Tempe's Mill Avenue was once defined by its mom-and-pop shops, then evolved into a hot spot for bar hoppers.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025
That wasn’t really an issue for the quirky mom-and-pop low-rise hotels that defined Sunny Isles Beach from the 1950s until the early 2000s.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Many of the mom-and-pop shops on Kings Highway opened their doors early, trying to draw shoppers in for Small Business Saturday.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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