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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Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 18 June 2026
That’s when people began hiring full-time live-in dog nannies, paying as much as $55 an hour on top of room and board in the mega-mansions in the dunes.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
An enormous amount of the population live in small coastal towns.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
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Adjective
Protective styles this summer are breezy and cool, but with an emphasis on natural textures and live-in finishes.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 18 June 2026
That’s when people began hiring full-time live-in dog nannies, paying as much as $55 an hour on top of room and board in the mega-mansions in the dunes.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Verb
Kelly — a Canadian who's been living in the States a while — admits to not knowing much about the American icon.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
An enormous amount of the population live in small coastal towns.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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