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adj
Small and unsophisticated, typically because operated by a couple or a family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, not-comparable
Qualifier: typically of a business
Synonyms: ma-and-pa
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Alternative letter-case form of mom-and-pop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of mom and pop (“a mom-and-pop operation”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of mom and pop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
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