first love

noun

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

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The four-part docuseries focuses on reptiles — Goode’s first love, according to a synopsis of the series — and the collectors and smugglers going to great lengths to get their hands on rarer and deadlier species in what has become a billion-dollar criminal enterprise that spans six continents. Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 Acting wasn’t Avots’ first love. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026 In an October 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, 12 May 2026 Atvara, who spent years working in teaching, journalism, and marketing before returning to her first love, puts her classical training to good use, particularly during a goose-bump-inducing climax in which her voice swoops and soars like a haunted songbird. Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026 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 20 May. 2026.

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