mom and pop

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small business, often but not always owned or operated by a family. informal
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mom, and, pop.
    — Also, love for mom and pop.
形容词 adj.
  1. Alternative form of mom-and-pop. alt-of,alternative,not-comparable
    — In the past ten years or so, there has been an explosion of restaurants. This is a very welcome development, as the art of fine dining has spread to areas that previously only had mom and pop diners or substandard steakhouses.

词形变化

mom and pops plural Mom and Pop alternative mom-and-pop alternative Mom-and-Pop alternative Mom and Pop alternative mom-and-pop alternative Mom-and-Pop alternative

词源

词源 1
Named for the archetypical case in which such a business is run by a self-employed couple with children.
词源 2
Named for the archetypical case in which such a business is run by a self-employed couple with children.
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