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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Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 1 May 2025
When a live-in housekeeper accidentally breaks a valuable item, her decision to hide her transgression from her employers has devastating consequences.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
James Barron, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The rest of the exhibition comprises new works exploring celestial themes, which is particularly apt given one of the community’s myths: that women used to live in the sky as stars and would travel down to earth on woven chaguar ropes to dine on fishermen’s catch.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The building had a full-time doorman and live-in super, plus a laundry room and roof deck.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 1 May 2025
When a live-in housekeeper accidentally breaks a valuable item, her decision to hide her transgression from her employers has devastating consequences.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
The developer behind the project is hoping young people will be happy to live in Midtown.
—James Barron, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The rest of the exhibition comprises new works exploring celestial themes, which is particularly apt given one of the community’s myths: that women used to live in the sky as stars and would travel down to earth on woven chaguar ropes to dine on fishermen’s catch.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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