mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
2
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Cracker Barrel’s simulacrum of a mom-and-pop’s seems to have been effective, despite the reality of a sprawling corporate franchise.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Data compiled by JPMorgan strategists showed mom-and-pop investors were net sellers of tech to the tune of about $140 million over the past week.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Positioned for the next wave of retail tech Cloud adoption is accelerating well beyond mom-and-pop stores as regional chains virtualize legacy systems for remote management.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
This mom-and-pop shop grills pork and chicken Filipino barbecue on skewers.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Data compiled by JPMorgan strategists showed mom-and-pop investors were net sellers of tech to the tune of about $140 million over the past week.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Positioned for the next wave of retail tech Cloud adoption is accelerating well beyond mom-and-pop stores as regional chains virtualize legacy systems for remote management.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
This mom-and-pop shop grills pork and chicken Filipino barbecue on skewers.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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