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mom-and-pop en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, not-comparable, qualifier:typically of a business) Small and unsophisticated, typically because operated by a couple or a family.
    • Mom-and-pop diners are disappearing from American streets and being replaced by bland corporate giants.

Forms

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Mom-and-Pop alternative lexicographic
mom and pop alternative lexicographic
Mom and Pop alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

ma-and-pa

Translations (3)

it a conduzione familiare (small and unsophisticated because run by a couple) · pl rodzinny (small and unsophisticated because run by a couple) · cmn 夫妻 (small and unsophisticated because run by a couple)

mom-and-pop en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of mom and pop (“a mom-and-pop operation”).

Forms

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mom-and-pops Number=Plur lexicographic
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Mom and Pop alternative lexicographic
mom and pop alternative lexicographic