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

The building offers a 24-hour doorman, concierge, a live-in super, and an Equinox gym with a swimming pool and basketball court. —Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025

At the time of the murder, Quarrie was also working as a live-in health aide but was using the name of a friend’s child to cash her checks, cops said. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025

Verb

Others are more obvious like large-scale sculptures and artwork, some on loan from the nearby Queens Museum and all created by artists who are from or live in New York. —Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025

Ulla lived in a part of the hostel that was divided into mini apartments—three students sharing a kitchenette and a bathroom—and one of the young women in Ulla’s apartment, Mala, came from Delhi, just like Sunny. —Kiran Desai, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 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