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
Examples of live-in in a Sentence
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Sabrina Bishop is a live-in caregiver for an older man with advanced dementia working around the clock in San Diego.
—Lisa Ling, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
But her attempts to gain a bigger role in her father’s life or at Viacom were repeatedly rebuffed by the mercurial mogul, his live-in girlfriends and even Viacom’s top brass.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Sabrina Bishop is a live-in caregiver for an older man with advanced dementia working around the clock in San Diego.
—Lisa Ling, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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