1. first half - Noun
2. first half - Adjective
the first of two halves of play
Source: WordNetfirst-half
The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children. Clarence Darrow
It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing, but the habits he has accumulated during the first half. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
For the first half of geological time our ancestors were bacteria. Most creatures still are bacteria, and each one of our trillions of cells is a colony of bacteria. Richard Dawkins
The first half of life is spent in longing for the second, the second half in regretting the first. French Proverb
The first half of the night, think of your own faults; the second half, the faults of others. Chinese Proverb
Think about your own faults during the first half of the night, and the faults of others during the second half. Chinese Proverb