Female parent (6)
I believe the answer is:
mother
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">female parent</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mother that I've seen before include "She gave birth to her Tom" , "Parent to her Tom, oddly" , "Mum" , "She gives birth" , "Fuss over" .)