"mom-and-pop" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mom-and-pop (not comparable)
  1. (US, Canada, typically of a business) Small and unsophisticated, typically because operated by a couple or a family. Tags: Canada, US, not-comparable Synonyms: ma-and-pa Translations (small and unsophisticated because run by a couple): a conduzione familiare (Italian)

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