first love

noun

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

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Abandoning their former instruments for something more folk-rock-friendly, Seals took up the guitar and Crofts — whose first love was jazz, followed by rock ‘n’ roll — learned the mandolin. Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Voros majored in English at Harvard University and hoped to eventually parlay that into a career as an actor in the theater, her first love. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026 Basketball is his first love, following in the footsteps of his father and brother. Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026 Performing on stage was always my first love. Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for first love

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