first love

noun

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

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There are adult themes presented in a digestible way that can make for great conversations between kids and parents about first love and following your heart. Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Jan. 2025 Broadway star Becca Winters (Dia Frampton) takes a break from the stage to spend a month back home in Evergreen, Tennessee, where her childhood best friend and first love, Sam Sheridan (Andi René Christensen), still works at their family’s bar as a trivia host and butch-of-all-trades. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 The encounter spurs a journey of self-discovery and first love as Elliott prepares to leave her childhood home. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024 The backdrop to this viscerally low moment was the infidelity of and subsequent breakup with John’s manager and first love, John Reid. Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 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 Jan. 2025.

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