Name given to a boy by a mother (4)
I believe the answer is:
adam
'name given to a' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'by a mother' is the wordplay.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'mother' becomes 'dam' (female parent of an animal).
'a' put next to 'dam' is 'ADAM'.
'boy' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adam that I've seen before include "father of us all?" , "First man of Genesis" , "Eves husband" , "First fruit-eater" , "Fellow" .)