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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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
The youngster’s mother, Dominique Servant, 33, and her live-in boyfriend, Joey Ruffin, 38, are charged with the boy’s murder.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Elements of the piece could draw comparisons to the everyday sounds of living in a warzone -- when asked whether listeners could hear sweeping musical motifs as air raid sirens, Earle agreed.
—Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Cipriani’s record includes a guilty plea two decades ago for insurance fraud during a stint as a public adjuster for policyholders, and a brief detention around the same time for domestic violence after a fight with a former live-in girlfriend.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
The youngster’s mother, Dominique Servant, 33, and her live-in boyfriend, Joey Ruffin, 38, are charged with the boy’s murder.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
In the early days of the company, which was based in Connecticut, the family lived in a trailer in West Hartford.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Elements of the piece could draw comparisons to the everyday sounds of living in a warzone -- when asked whether listeners could hear sweeping musical motifs as air raid sirens, Earle agreed.
—Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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