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
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Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Sacramento County sheriff’s investigators say 47-year-old Matthew Clark went missing in December 2023 after an argument with his live-in girlfriend, Sofia Fermin.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Omer Awan, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Aside from his work on the ISS, Onishi also participated in the 15th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations mission, in which NASA sends astronauts, engineers and scientists to live in Aquarius, an underwater research station, according to his JAXA bio.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The accusations allegedly occurred while Pavlovich was a live-in nanny for Gaiman and wife Amanda Palmer's child in their New Zealand homes.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Sacramento County sheriff’s investigators say 47-year-old Matthew Clark went missing in December 2023 after an argument with his live-in girlfriend, Sofia Fermin.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
These health casualties are occurring predominantly in poor patients who live in low-income countries and cannot afford tuberculosis medications.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Aside from his work on the ISS, Onishi also participated in the 15th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations mission, in which NASA sends astronauts, engineers and scientists to live in Aquarius, an underwater research station, according to his JAXA bio.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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