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live-ins

live-ins is the plural of live-in.

Meaning of live-in

Noun

live-in (plural live-ins)

  1. A household employee or domestic partner who lives on the premises of the employer or partner.
    • 30, Camb seeks one man lover 20-32: shd lke domestic evenings, books, edc people, travel. Possible live-in for right guy.1974 February 2, “ATTRAC, WELL OFF HARV-ED GWM (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 14
  2. A firefighter who lives at the fire station.

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Questions about live-ins

What is live-ins the plural of?
Live-ins is the plural of live-in.

Words near live-ins in the dictionary

  1. live-for-evers
  2. live-forever
  3. live-forevers
  4. live-in
  5. live-in son-in-law
  6. live-ins
  7. live-long
  8. live-oaker
  9. live-oakers
  10. live-out
  11. live-outs

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