first love

noun

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

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And rest assured, this isn’t Oprah’s first love from Mali + Lili. Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025 The 2019 rom-com Same Time, Next Christmas stars Lea Michele as Olivia, who bumps into her first love (Charles Michael Davis) during she and her family's annual Hawaiian Christmas getaway. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025 Suffused with the heady impermanence of first love, King’s sixth novel is bittersweet, astutely observed and thoroughly engaging. Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025 Ayana Elizabeth Johnson’s first love was and is the ocean. Charlotte Hu, Time, 11 Nov. 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 23 Nov. 2025.

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