mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
2
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Nestled in the center of the city’s historic Main Street is a quaint mom-and-pop shop, Sita’s Kitchen.
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Downtown centers on Route 23, better known as Main Street, where cafés, galleries, and mom-and-pop shops give Windham its hometown warmth.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Last year, Tesla rallied thousands of mom-and-pop retail investors to vote their shares of stock in favor of Musk’s billions in pay.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Then, there are the multitude of other financial pressures facing mom-and-pop stores everywhere, like competition from major chains.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Downtown centers on Route 23, better known as Main Street, where cafés, galleries, and mom-and-pop shops give Windham its hometown warmth.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Last year, Tesla rallied thousands of mom-and-pop retail investors to vote their shares of stock in favor of Musk’s billions in pay.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Then, there are the multitude of other financial pressures facing mom-and-pop stores everywhere, like competition from major chains.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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