live-in

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adjective

ˈliv-ˌin 

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

live in

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verb

lived in; living in; lives in

intransitive verb

: to live in one's place of employment : live in another's home

Examples of live-in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Six live-in nannies cared for the children, each of whom had an identical buzz cut, according to an Arcadia police search warrant. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

The latter included live-in-studio versions of seven songs from the hard-to-describe project recorded with Chicago producer Greg Norman during a break in American Don touring activity. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2026

Verb

Artist Petersen recalled the artistic freedom that came from living in London squats (empty buildings without the owner’s permission). — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Something that once lived almost entirely inside the manager including memory, continuity and follow-through can now partly live in the system around the manager. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for live-in

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• violin
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• buckskin