A mom-and-pop business is a small shop or company run by a family, often a husband and wife, not a big chain. A mom-and-pop grocery, bakery, or diner is local, personal, and usually small.

A mom-and-pop business一門夫妻店式的生意 is是 run by a family由一家人經營的 a small shop or company小店或小公司， often a husband and wife常常就是一對夫妻， not a big chain而不是大型連鎖。 A mom-and-pop grocery, bakery, or diner家庭式的雜貨店、麵包店或小餐館 is local在地、 personal有人情味， and usually small而且通常很小。

The phrase is American and a bit warm and old-fashioned: news stories use it when a huge supermarket pushes out little shops, or when people praise a place that still feels like home.

The phrase is American這個說法是美式的， and a bit warm and old-fashioned帶點溫暖和老派的味道： news stories新聞報導 when a huge supermarket pushes out little shops在大超市把小店擠走時 use it會用它， or when people praise或在人們稱讚 that still feels like home一個還讓人覺得像家的 a place地方時。

You use it as an adjective before the business (a mom-and-pop store).

You use it你把它 as an adjective當形容詞 before the business放在那門生意前面 (a mom-and-pop store一間家庭小店)。

It does not mean “parents” by itself, and it is not the usual word in British English, where family-run or corner shop does the job. In Taiwan the idea is very familiar; the English just dresses it in American family words.

It它 by itself本身 does not mean並不是指 “parents”「父母」， and it is not the usual word它也不是慣用的說法 in British English在英式英文裡， where那裡 family-run or corner shop由 family-run 或 corner shop does the job來做這件事。 In Taiwan在台灣， the idea is very familiar這個概念大家再熟悉不過； the English這個英文字 just只是 in American family words用美式的家庭字眼 dresses it幫它穿了衣服。