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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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
As portrayed by newcomer Zoe Ziegler, Lacy is a peculiar hyper-anxious child whose insatiable neediness for her mother will be imperiled by three adults: Janet’s live-in boyfriend (on his way out), her old friend and a potential new suitor.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Aston was born in Florida, but the pair had been living in Birmingham in the year leading up to his death.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
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Adjective
Seventeenth-century teenagers faced criminalization for refusing to take on jobs as live-in farm workers, but many pursued their interests despite the threat.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
As portrayed by newcomer Zoe Ziegler, Lacy is a peculiar hyper-anxious child whose insatiable neediness for her mother will be imperiled by three adults: Janet’s live-in boyfriend (on his way out), her old friend and a potential new suitor.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Verb
Whelan, a former Marine who lived in Novi, was accused of espionage and convicted in June 2020 during a closed-door trial and sentenced to 16 years of hard labor in a work camp.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Aston was born in Florida, but the pair had been living in Birmingham in the year leading up to his death.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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