first love

noun

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

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Her future seems set, until some core-shaking events bring her first love Conrad back into her life. Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025 In that vein, she’s been back working on music, her first love, and is in development on multiple upcoming projects both as an actor and a producer. Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 31 July 2025 In the novel, Sam is Percy's childhood friend and first love. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 18 July 2025 After the loss of her first love, Cyrus — daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus and sister to Miley Cyrus — catapulted herself into music and stopped showing horses, an early passion. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for first love

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“First love.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20love. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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