first love

noun

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

Examples of first love in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The show managed to cover weighty issues like mental health, death and homophobia among typical teenage fare like prom dates, new friends and first love. Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 Mori eventually took these encounters as a sign to quit her job and pursue her first love, moving to New York to ascend the proverbial ladder by interning and assisting stylists. Alyson Zetta Williams, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 The movies chronicled Hiccup and Toothless’ quest to combat humanity’s prejudice against dragons, the ache of overcoming the loss of a parent, and first love. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024 Carlos Kandia, 32 Musician Background: In his native Colombia, sports were Kandia’s first love. Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024 But Ainsley cannot deny her first love is crime solving and accepts a position teaching a criminology class at the local community college. Emily Longeretta, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024 There's just nothing like the alchemy of first love. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024 All the ventures by the Mythos crew didn’t last as long their first love, but their efforts helped Charlotte evolve culturally. Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2024 Despite serving in the Foreign Service as a diplomat and as an officer in the CIA, his first love was journalism, his wife said. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'first love.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Dictionary Entries Near first love

Cite this Entry

“First love.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20love. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!