an/(one's) old flame



an/(one's) old flame

One's former lover. How am I supposed to forget about my old flame if I keep seeing her around town? Yeah, Ben is his old flame—they dated last summer.
See also: flame, old

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TatjanaTAHT-yah-nah (Finnish)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, German, Latvian, Lithuanian, Finnish
Astles['æslz]
Hemera-Greek Mythology
Olubunmi-Western African, Yoruba
Edytae-DI-tahPolish
CorieKAWR-eeEnglish