live-in

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adjective

ˈliv-ˌin 

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

live in

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verb

lived in; living in; lives in

intransitive verb

: to live in one's place of employment : live in another's home

Examples of live-in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

His first observation when arriving at the Evans’ humble Chicago home was that the family had a live-in father and mother, played by legendary actors John Amos and Esther Rolle. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

As a live-in housemaid for one of the town’s two Jewish families, Lautenschläger saw the lies behind Nazi propaganda. — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

Figures from the Atlanta Regional Commission, estimate the total number of Colombians living in the Peach State around 35,000. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The epicenter of Monday’s earthquake was in Chocó, Colombia’s poorest department, where more than two-thirds of the population live in poverty, according to government statistics. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for live-in

• aneurin
• crystallin
• eosin
• mandolin
• porphyrin
• superfine
• underpin
• vietminh
• violin
• akin
• auxin
• buckskin