mom-and-pop
adjective
1
: being or relating to a small owner-operated business
a mom-and-pop grocery
2
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Under Fred Pressman’s leadership, Barneys expanded from a mom-and-pop menswear shop in the Chelsea section of Manhattan into an internationally renowned chain with 14 stores and seven outlets in the U.S. and a volume of $425 million for the year ended July 1995.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 31 July 2025
The iconic Texas theater brand is in flux once again
Alamo Drafthouse was founded in 1997 by Tim and Karrie League as a single-screen, mom-and-pop repertory theater in downtown Austin and has grown into a unique and iconic dine-in cinema chain with a strong following.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Koreatown in Los Angeles has one of the most vibrant restaurant scenes in the city, from 24-hour Korean barbecue spots to mom-and-pop shops specializing in everything from steamy dumplings to giant bowls of icy cold noodle soups.
—Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2025
But a unique law has made North Dakota a haven for mom-and-pop operators.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 25 July 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 31 July 2025
The iconic Texas theater brand is in flux once again
Alamo Drafthouse was founded in 1997 by Tim and Karrie League as a single-screen, mom-and-pop repertory theater in downtown Austin and has grown into a unique and iconic dine-in cinema chain with a strong following.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Koreatown in Los Angeles has one of the most vibrant restaurant scenes in the city, from 24-hour Korean barbecue spots to mom-and-pop shops specializing in everything from steamy dumplings to giant bowls of icy cold noodle soups.
—Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2025
But a unique law has made North Dakota a haven for mom-and-pop operators.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for mom-and-pop
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“Mom-and-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mom-and-pop. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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