1
: living in one's place of employment
a live-in caregiver
2
: being or involving people in a romantic or sexual relationship who live together and are not married
a live-in partner
a live-in relationship
live-in
noun
plural live-ins
lived in; living in; lives in
: to live in one's place of employment : live in another's home
Examples of live-in in a Sentence
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Sabrina Bishop is a live-in caregiver for an older man with advanced dementia working around the clock in San Diego.
—Lisa Ling, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Biles still lives in the north Houston suburb of Spring, albeit now in a $2 million home with her NFL player husband Jonathan Owens.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
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Adjective
But her attempts to gain a bigger role in her father’s life or at Viacom were repeatedly rebuffed by the mercurial mogul, his live-in girlfriends and even Viacom’s top brass.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Sabrina Bishop is a live-in caregiver for an older man with advanced dementia working around the clock in San Diego.
—Lisa Ling, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Verb
The girl lived in the San Diego County city of Vista, according to the coroner’s report.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Biles still lives in the north Houston suburb of Spring, albeit now in a $2 million home with her NFL player husband Jonathan Owens.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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