first name
noun [C]Definition
A2 the name that was given to you when you were born and that comes before your family name: It can be rude to call someone by their first name if they are much older or more important than you.Names and titles on first-name terms UK (US on a first-name basis) › friendly or familiar enough with someone to call them by their first nameFriendly
(Definition of first name noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affable adjective
- amiable adjective
- amicable adjective
- amity noun
- approachable adjective (CHARACTER)
- closeness noun (RELATIONSHIP)
- familiarity noun (FRIENDLINESS)
- family-friendly adjective
- forthcoming adjective (WILLING)
- fraternal adjective
- fraternity noun (FRIENDSHIP)
- Freemasonry noun
- likeable adjective
- matey adjective
- neighbourly adjective
- nice adjective (KIND)
- nicely adverb (KIND)
- thaw noun (FRIENDLY)
- tête-à-tête adverb
- well in (with) idiom
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