"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
    Sense id: en-mom-and-pop-en-adj-mjUH6kU4 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English coordinated pairs, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 44

Noun

Forms: mom-and-pops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mom-and-pop (plural mom-and-pops)
  1. Alternative form of mom and pop: a mom-and-pop operation. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mom and pop (extra: a mom-and-pop operation) Related terms: family business (english: often hypernymous) Translations (small and unsophisticated because run by a couple): a conduzione familiare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-mom-and-pop-en-noun-5eAK7Z6t Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 42 58

Inflected forms

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