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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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
Madison rose to fame on the E! reality TV series The Girls Next Door, which chronicled her and Hefner's other live-in girlfriends' lives at the Playboy Mansion.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 6 May 2025
Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2025
Chang is the senior author on a study that looked at the effect diets might have on rebuilding the gut microbiome – the community of microbes living in the colon – after the sometimes devastating effects of antibiotics.
—Michael Franco
may 11, New Atlas, 11 May 2025
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Adjective
Adding to the home’s flexibility, whether for extended family or live-in staff, there’s a three-bedroom garden apartment on the lower level with a private entry.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
Madison rose to fame on the E! reality TV series The Girls Next Door, which chronicled her and Hefner's other live-in girlfriends' lives at the Playboy Mansion.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 6 May 2025
Verb
Roughly 3,000 homeless veterans live in the California hotspot, accounting for about 10% of all homeless veterans in the nation— more than any other city in the country.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2025
Chang is the senior author on a study that looked at the effect diets might have on rebuilding the gut microbiome – the community of microbes living in the colon – after the sometimes devastating effects of antibiotics.
—Michael Franco
may 11, New Atlas, 11 May 2025
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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