Mother or father (6)
I believe the answer is:
parent
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">mother</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in other clues)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">father</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I have seen 'A father ' mean 'parent' so perhaps 'father' could also mean 'parent')</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for parent that I've seen before include "Mum or dad" , "What mums and dads do" , "Procreator" , "Mother or father or what they do" , "Author" .)