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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Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The jury was sworn in Monday and so far has heard testimony from Smith, her former live-in fiance and her mother, Jayden’s grandmother, among other witnesses.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 June 2025
About half of the population lives in greater Seoul, for lack of jobs in the provinces.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
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Adjective
The six-story elevator building from 1948 was also in the Jackson Heights Historic District and had a laundry room, bike storage, a shared garden and a live-in super.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The jury was sworn in Monday and so far has heard testimony from Smith, her former live-in fiance and her mother, Jayden’s grandmother, among other witnesses.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Verb
Soliman is a native Egyptian who lived in Kuwait with his family for more than 10 years.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 June 2025
About half of the population lives in greater Seoul, for lack of jobs in the provinces.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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