Main Entry: first person

Function: noun

Date: 1520

1 a : a set of linguistic forms (as verb forms, pronouns, and inflectional affixes) referring to the speaker or writer of the utterance in which they occur b : a linguistic form belonging to such a set c : reference of a linguistic form to the speaker or writer of the utterance in which it occurs
2 : a style of discourse marked by general use of verbs and pronouns of the first person