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, 11 Sep. 2025 Set in a small Irish village on the brink of change, the book is a meditation on memory, first love and the quiet magic of ordinary moments. American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 In a 2022 interview with BET+, the actor shared that football was his first love, teaching him the value of teamwork both on and off the field. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025 Agriculture was the first love. Reid Rasner, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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