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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Dear Abby: My sister is struggling with severe mental health issues, and so is her live-in boyfriend of 6 1/2 years.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Foreigners can apply for permanent residency after living in New Zealand for at least two years.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Plus, People has reported that in another move that is aimed at guaranteeing the couple’s privacy, the two will continue not to have any live-in staff after their move.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Aug. 2025
Dear Abby: My sister is struggling with severe mental health issues, and so is her live-in boyfriend of 6 1/2 years.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
At Bigelow High School in Arkansas, yearbook staff decided to include a full-page timeline of national and global events that had shaped students’ lives in 2020 to 2021.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Foreigners can apply for permanent residency after living in New Zealand for at least two years.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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