Mother ____ (6)
'mother' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for parent that I've seen before include "Trepan for progenitor" , "Mother or father or what they do" , "Mum or dad" , "a dam, perhaps" , "Immediate ancestor" .)
(Other definitions for nature that I've seen before include "The world with all its features found in tea-urn" , "Basic character" , "Kind, sort; countryside" , "(Person's) character" , "Essential qualities or characteristics" .)
(Other definitions for teresa that I've seen before include "Mother ..., who ministered to the poor in India" , "Mother . . . . . ., saintly nun of Calcutta" , "Girl's name" , "Mother of Calcutta, 1910-97" , "Late nun, dedicated to helping the poor in India" .)
'mother' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for old lady that I've seen before include "Wife (informal)" , "Elderly woman" , "Mum" , "Wife or mother" .)
'mother' is the definition.
(mama informally means mother)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for mama that I've seen before include "Mummy" , "Dam" , "Mum" , "Mature woman" , "Mother" .)
'mother' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for lode that I've seen before include "Mineral vein" , "Rich source" , "Deposit of valuable ore running through other rocks" , "A deposit of ore, say gold" , "Deposit of valuable ore found in surrounding rocks" .)
'mother' is the definition.
(informal term for mother)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for mum that I've seen before include "Informal palindromic mother" , "Palindromic mater" , "Keep it secret from mother?" , "Woman who's delivered" , "Quiet; relative" .)
'mother' is the definition.
(mom is a kind of mother)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for mom that I've seen before include "A familiar American mother" , "'US mother, informally (3)'" , "US mother, in short" .)
(Other definitions for hen that I've seen before include "Adult female chicken" , "This party is for women only" , "Not cock" , "Source of eggs" , "Domestic fowl" .)
(Other definitions for den that I've seen before include "Animal habitation" , "Private office" , "Animal lair or gent's study" , "Gentleman's study or animal's lair" , "Cave" .)
'mother' is the definition.
(old-fashioned term for mother)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for mater that I've seen before include "Mother (Latin or old slang)" , "parent" , "mum's the word" , "Mum" , "having children" .)