词汇 | mom and pop stores |
词源 | mom and pop stores. Mom and pop stores are an old American institution; there were, for example, thousands of candy stores run by a husband and wife team in New York City from the 1920s through the 1950s. But the term mom and pop store is first recorded in 1962. It is occasionally used today to describe any small business with a few employees. |
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