first love

noun

: the first person one loves in a romantic way
You never forget your first love.

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Nadia, however, is also brought back into the orbit of Aleks, Nik's business partner, who also happens to be Nadia's former best friend and first love. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026 After retiring from management, Keith returned to his first love, painting, working out of a studio in rural upstate New York. Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026 Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Cameron, a young man in the grip of first love in 10 Things. Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026 Music was Samer Ghani's first love. Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for first love

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