(US, Canada, typically of a business) Small and unsophisticated, typically because operated by a couple or a family.
(US, Canada, 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.
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(US, Canada, informal) The quality of being motherly; motherliness.
(US, informal) A mother who runs a business out of her home, implicitly to earn extra income outside of traditional employment.
(UK, humorous) One's parents, regarded as a source of financial support.
(Singapore) A small, owner-operated convenience store sometimes found in void decks under high-rise apartment blocks.
(informal, North America) The state, quality, or condition of being a mother; the essence of moms and motherhood.