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单词 ma-and-pa
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Definition of ma-and-pa in English:

ma-and-pa

adjective
US
  • Denoting a small business, especially a shop, owned and operated by a couple or family; (in extended use) applied to other similarly small-scale commercial enterprises.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Blue Island Calument Park (Illinois) Sun-Standard.

 
 

Definition of ma-and-pa in US English:

ma-and-pa

adjective
US
  • Denoting a small business, especially a shop, owned and operated by a couple or family; (in extended use) applied to other similarly small-scale commercial enterprises.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Blue Island Calumet Park (Illinois) Sun-Standard.

 
 
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