Phrase guide

first love

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One's first experience of the feeling of romantic love.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literally

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The first person to be the object of one's romantic affection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The thing, place, or activity of which one is fondest; one's most fundamental interest or attachment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

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History

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلْحُبّ اَلْأَوَّل (al-ḥubb al-ʔawwal) — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Burmese: အချစ်ဦး (a.hkyacu:) — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Chinese Mandarin: 初戀 /初恋 (chūliàn) — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Finnish: ensirakkaus — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • French: premier amour — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • German: erste Liebe — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Hindi: पहला प्यार (pahlā pyār) — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Indonesian: cinta pertama — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Japanese: 初恋 (hatsukoi) — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Japanese: 最初の愛 (saisho no ai) — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Korean: 첫사랑 (cheotsarang) — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Persian: اولین عشق (avvalin 'ešq) — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Polish: pierwsza miłość — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Portuguese: primeiro amor — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Russian: пе́рвая любо́вь (pérvaja ljubóvʹ) — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Serbo-Croatian: прва љубав — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Serbo-Croatian: prva ljubav — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Spanish: primer amor — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Tagalog: unang pag-ibig — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Telugu: తొలిప్రేమ (toliprēma) — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Turkish: ilk aşk — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Vietnamese: tình yêu đầu tiên — one's first feeling of romantic love
  • Chinese Mandarin: 初戀情人 /初恋情人 (chūliàn qíngrén) — object of one's first romantic affection
  • Finnish: ensirakkaus — object of one's first romantic affection
  • French: premier amour — object of one's first romantic affection
  • German: erste Liebe — object of one's first romantic affection
  • Russian: пе́рвая любо́вь (pérvaja ljubóvʹ) — object of one's first romantic affection
  • Finnish: suuri rakkaus — one's most fundamental interest or attachment
  • French: premier amour — one's most fundamental interest or attachment
  • German: große Liebe — one's most fundamental interest or attachment
  • German: erste Liebe — one's most fundamental interest or attachment
  • Russian: пе́рвая любо́вь (pérvaja ljubóvʹ) — one's most fundamental interest or attachment