mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
2
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However, some industry observers caution that the consolidation may increase pressure on mom-and-pop brokerages.
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Affluent Larchmont Village’s idiosyncratic local mom-and-pop retailers are being replaced by global chains like Aesop and Diptyque.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Many of these affiliates are mom-and-pop operations held together with shoestring budgets and minimum-wage reporters.
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Private equity is coming for mom-and-pop businesses, but one industry group is fighting back.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Affluent Larchmont Village’s idiosyncratic local mom-and-pop retailers are being replaced by global chains like Aesop and Diptyque.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Many of these affiliates are mom-and-pop operations held together with shoestring budgets and minimum-wage reporters.
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Private equity is coming for mom-and-pop businesses, but one industry group is fighting back.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mom-and-pop
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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