Definitions

live-in

[liv-in] / ˈlɪvˌɪn /

NOUN

au pair

Synonyms

STRONGEST

caregiver governess housekeeper

WEAK

babysitter day-care provider domestic servant

NOUN

maid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

au pair chambermaid girl housemaid

STRONG

biddy damsel domestic factotum handmaiden help maidservant miss nursemaid woman

WEAK

cleaning lady cleaning woman hired girl

NOUN

servant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assistant attendant helper

STRONG

dependent domestic drudge help hireling menial minion retainer sancho serf server

WEAK

cleaning person

Antonyms

WEAK

master

VERB

occupy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cover establish fill hold inhabit involve keep maintain own populate remain sit stay

STRONG

dwell ensconce people permeate pervade possess tenant utilize

WEAK

be established be in command be in residence live in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart desert forget ignore leave move

WEAK

not use

Example Sentences

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The live-in personal assistant to Friends star Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 41 months in prison, capping a multi-year legal saga surrounding the actor's death.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Iwamasa had known Perry since around 1992 and became his live-in assistant in 2022, according to prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

His family will likely never live in the drafty Buckingham Palace, having recently signed a 20-year lease on a less grandiose mansion on the Windsor Estate with no live-in staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

He and his live-in girlfriend mingled their finances.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Samantha, my mother’s live-in assistant, went off-duty at six.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

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