live-in

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adjective

ˈliv-ˌin

: living in one's place of employment

a live-in caregiver

: 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

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Adjective

The accusations allegedly occurred while Pavlovich was a live-in nanny for Gaiman and wife Amanda Palmer's child in their New Zealand homes. —

Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025 Librarian-Chic The closest the streaming giant has so far come to winning Best Picture was with Alfonso Cuarón’s monochrome masterpiece about a live-in maid in Mexico City. —

Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025

Verb

Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban. —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025 His 2021 tribute to Ida B. Wells, The Light of Truth, lives in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chigaco. —

Keyaira Boone, Essence, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for live-in