live-in
Staying on premises
Live-in describes someone who resides at their place of work or with a partner.
A live-in nanny or live-in caregiver stays in the household rather than commuting.
A live-in boyfriend or live-in girlfriend shares a home with their partner without marriage.
The term can also function as a noun: Her live-in moved out last month.
Hired child caretaker
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
- maidHousehold cleaning worker
- au pairForeign live-in childcare worker
butler · nurse · domestic worker · staff · servant · quarters · room and board · governess
One who shares activity
- roommateOne sharing living quarters
- housemateCo-resident in shared home
- flatmateCo-tenant in apartment
- cohabitantOne sharing living quarters
domestic · shared · together · arrangement · unmarried · nonmarital · communal · cooperative
Male romantic companion
- girlfriendFemale romantic partner
- partnerOne who shares activity
- loverRomantic intimate
- significant otherRomantic life partner
couple · romance · commitment · intimacy · companionship · togetherness · closeness · bonding
Domestic unit of residents
- choresRoutine household tasks
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- homemakingManaging domestic life
- nestingMaking a dwelling
cozy · comfort · daily life · stability · furnishings · cooking · cleaning · shared space
nanny
Hired child caretaker
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
- maidHousehold cleaning worker
au pair · butler · nurse · domestic worker · staff · servant · quarters · room and board · governess · cook
partner
One who shares activity
- roommateOne sharing living quarters
- housemateCo-resident in shared home
- flatmateCo-tenant in apartment
cohabitant · domestic · shared · together · arrangement · unmarried · nonmarital · communal · cooperative · common-law
boyfriend
Male romantic companion
- girlfriendFemale romantic partner
- partnerOne who shares activity
- loverRomantic intimate
significant other · couple · romance · commitment · intimacy · companionship · togetherness · closeness · bonding · devotion
household
Domestic unit of residents
- choresRoutine household tasks
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- homemakingManaging domestic life
nesting · cozy · comfort · daily life · stability · furnishings · cooking · cleaning · shared space · bills
- loverslover, lovers, beloved, sweethearts, sweetheart
- occupantsoccupant, resident, tenant, dweller, inhabitant
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- work adjectivesfull-time, part-time, freelance, permanent, temporary
- boardinghouseboarder, boarders, lodger, lodgers, roomer
- lodginghotel, inn, motel, hotels, hostel
live-inday worker
Short-term hired hand
commuting · visiting · part-time · hourly · non-resident
live-inliving apart
Occupying separate residences
long-distance · non-resident · dating · visiting · weekend
live, within, lively, alive, inside, living, lifeless, lives, lived