first love

noun

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

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However, after attending a WWE live event, Rhodes was intrigued by the athleticism and theatrics of the sport, which reminded her of her first love: figure skating. Martie Bowser, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025 Literature was his first love, inspired by the works of Chinese novelist Mo Yan, a Nobel laureate, and French philosopher Michel Foucault, whose writings explored how power defines and controls knowledge. Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 The daughter of Ae-sun and Gwan-sik meets her first love, Park Yeong-bum (Lee Jun-young). Kayti Burt, Time, 28 Mar. 2025 The film portrays the coming-of-age journey of 20-year-old Jone who experiences her first love amid the unexpected acceleration of her father’s Parkinson’s disease. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for first love

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