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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Katie McDonough, Curbed, 27 Apr. 2026
How about allegedly choking a live-in chef?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Downplay the Wood Tones With Color Brenna Jones, who lives in Kansas City, pulled from the red tones of her cabinets and added a pink peel-and-stick tile backsplash into her kitchen with wood cabinets.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
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Adjective
There’s a live-in super, that roof deck, central heat and AC, laundry on every floor, private parking, private storage, and bike storage.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 27 Apr. 2026
How about allegedly choking a live-in chef?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
She is enlisted to search for a strange woman’s missing daughter, who the woman believes is living in Paintsville.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Downplay the Wood Tones With Color Brenna Jones, who lives in Kansas City, pulled from the red tones of her cabinets and added a pink peel-and-stick tile backsplash into her kitchen with wood cabinets.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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