Was first father a mother? (4)
I believe the answer is:
adam
'was first father' is the definition.
I know that 'first' relates to this answer.
'a mother?' is the wordplay.
'mother?' becomes 'dam' (female parent of an animal).
'a'+'dam'='ADAM'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adam that I've seen before include "God's first son" , "first in the race?" , "father figure" , "Robert ..., ... Clayton" , "The first known ancestor" .)