live-in

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adjective

ˈliv-ˌin 

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: 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

Adding to the home’s flexibility, whether for extended family or live-in staff, there’s a three-bedroom garden apartment on the lower level with a private entry. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 May 2025

Madison rose to fame on the E! reality TV series The Girls Next Door, which chronicled her and Hefner's other live-in girlfriends' lives at the Playboy Mansion. —Jordana Comiter, People.com, 6 May 2025

Verb

Johns Creek edged out Carmel, Indiana, and Pearland, Texas, to earn the No. 1 spot on this year’s list of the 250 best places to live in the United States. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 May 2025

In August, 1939, Pabst passes through neutral Switzerland and crosses into Austria in order to care for his failing mother, who lives in a castle owned by his family, in Tillmitsch. —David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 2025

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

• aneurin
• crystallin
• eosin
• mandolin
• porphyrin
• underpin
• violin
• akin
• auxin
• buckskin
• chagrin
• deerskin