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"mother" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often mommy (5 letters).
Definitions
Female parent or woman who raises a child.
Word origin
From Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor, from Proto-West Germanic *mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of Madeira, mata, mater, matrix, and matter.
Used in a sentence
“I am visiting my mother any moment.”
“The lioness was a mother of four cubs.”
“My sister-in-law has just become a mother for the first time.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Mom”6 letters
02“Mom in a family”6 letters
03“Mom, formally”6 letters
04“Female parent”6 letters
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