Mother ___ (4)
'mother' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)
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(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)
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(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)
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(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)
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(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)
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(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.
(I know that mom is a type of mother)
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(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)
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(Other definitions for mater that I've seen before include "Mother (Latin or old slang)" , "parent" , "mum's the word" , "Mum" , "having children" .)