first day
When everything begins
The first day of something is its beginning or opening: her first day on the job, the first day of school.
Capitalized First Day refers to Sunday in Quaker tradition, which avoids pagan-derived day names.
First-day jitters describes the nervousness accompanying any new start.
- beginningInitial stage of something
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- freshNewly made, not stale
start · morning · newbie · jitters · introduction · ice breaker · meet and greet · welcome · unfamiliar · learning curve · eager · anxious · excitement · stranger · paperwork · handshake · name tag · badge
- milestonesgraduation, wedding, birthday, retirement, birth
- school day reminiscenceschildhood memories, schoolyard games, classroom antics, recess, playground
- school eventsgraduation, commencement, graduation ceremony, kindergarten graduation, prom
- school milestonesgraduation, kindergarten, freshman year, senior year, high school
- firstsinitial, beginning, start, opening, original
- academic calendaracademic term, academic year, semester, trimester, quarter