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live-in

live-in
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [liv in]
    • /lɪv ɪn/
    • /lɪv ɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [liv in]
    • /lɪv ɪn/

Definitions of live-in word

  • adjective live-in Also, sleep-in. residing at the place of one's employment: a live-in maid. 1
  • adjective live-in living in a cohabitant relationship. 1
  • noun live-in a live-in person. 1
  • adjective live-in A live-in partner is someone who lives in the same house as the person they are having a sexual relationship with, but is not married to them. 0
  • adjective live-in A live-in servant or other domestic worker sleeps and eats in the house where they work. 0
  • verb live-in (of an employee, as in a hospital or hotel) to dwell at one's place of employment 0

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Origin of live-in

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; adj., noun use of verb phrase live in (a place)

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Parts of speech for Live-in

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

live-in popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for live-in

noun live-in

  • housekeeper — a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as cleaning or buying food.
  • caregiver — A caregiver is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young.
  • governess — a woman who is employed to take charge of a child's upbringing, education, etc.
  • babysitter — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
  • assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.

Antonyms for live-in

noun live-in

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