A term for mother (5)
I believe the answer is:
mater
'mother' is the definition.
(old-fashioned term for mother)
'a term' is the wordplay.
'a term' can be anagrammed to 'MATER'.
Though, I'm not sure how this is indicated.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mater that I've seen before include "An old Roman mother" , "Mum" , "See 12" , "Mother (Latin or old slang)" , "One marrying" .)