mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
2
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Over the past several decades, the expansion of chains such as Joann effectively snuffed out numerous mom-and-pop craft shops, and now many cities and towns may be left without easy, in-person access to a dedicated craft-supply store.
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Andrea Valdez, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
Homebuilding may be America’s last mom-and-pop business.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Disney, with its vast reach and sophisticated human resources apparatus, could replace those 45 workers more easily than the mom-and-pop shops and small-and-medium-size businesses who will suffer the most.
—Miami Herald Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Dayne’s Craft Barbecue, a mom-and-pop operation that grew from a residential garage to an all-day Aledo restaurant serving everything from brisket and burgers to kolaches, moved onto the chart at No. 7 on a list that becomes a go-to map for barbecue lovers and tourists from across America.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
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Andrea Valdez, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
Homebuilding may be America’s last mom-and-pop business.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Disney, with its vast reach and sophisticated human resources apparatus, could replace those 45 workers more easily than the mom-and-pop shops and small-and-medium-size businesses who will suffer the most.
—Miami Herald Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Dayne’s Craft Barbecue, a mom-and-pop operation that grew from a residential garage to an all-day Aledo restaurant serving everything from brisket and burgers to kolaches, moved onto the chart at No. 7 on a list that becomes a go-to map for barbecue lovers and tourists from across America.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2025
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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