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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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The live-in chef who accused Stefon Diggs of assault took the stand Monday on the first day of his trial, testifying that the former New England Patriots wide receiver slapped and choked her during a dispute at his home.
—Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 May 2026
These surrogates live in California, Georgia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and the newborns have been assigned to foster-care placements in their respective counties.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
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Adjective
Former New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs was found not guilty of assaulting his live-in chef.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The live-in chef who accused Stefon Diggs of assault took the stand Monday on the first day of his trial, testifying that the former New England Patriots wide receiver slapped and choked her during a dispute at his home.
—Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Verb
Osterholm said the United States sees about 30 hantavirus cases a year, mostly west of the Mississippi and traceable to a type of deer mouse that lives in the region.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 May 2026
These surrogates live in California, Georgia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and the newborns have been assigned to foster-care placements in their respective counties.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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