mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
2
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So are mom-and-pop shops mixed with the occasional franchises.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
But 2025 brought huge increases in the price of everything from meat to eggs and changes in trade policies and tariffs that weren’t advantageous to a mom-and-pop business.
—Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
There’s also the argument that mid-range restaurants — the establishments that hover somewhere between fine dining restaurants and casual mom-and-pop spots — are on the brink of extinction.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The mom-and-pop shop's signature banana pudding cookie is available for purchase at two Richie's Chicken and Soul locations in Colerain and Avondale.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
But 2025 brought huge increases in the price of everything from meat to eggs and changes in trade policies and tariffs that weren’t advantageous to a mom-and-pop business.
—Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
There’s also the argument that mid-range restaurants — the establishments that hover somewhere between fine dining restaurants and casual mom-and-pop spots — are on the brink of extinction.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The mom-and-pop shop's signature banana pudding cookie is available for purchase at two Richie's Chicken and Soul locations in Colerain and Avondale.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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