bide-inn.
/ˌbʌɪdˈɪn/, U.S. /ˌbaɪdˈɪn/, Scottish English /ˌbʌidˈɪn/ Scottish colloquial (originally north-eastern). rare.
= bidie-in n.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > one who co-inhabits > outside marriage
domestic partner1815
bide-in1916
bidie-in1916
cohabiter1942
shack-job1946
cohabitee1955
shack-up1969
live-in1977
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > cohabitation > one who
star boarder1875
tallyman1876
tallywoman1890
bide-in1916
bidie-in1916
cohabiter1942
shack-job1946
cohabitee1955
shack-up1969
live-in1977
1916 J. Milne Word-list in Sc. National Dict. (1931) I. 120/2 [Aberdeenshire] Bide in, a person who lives with another without marriage.
2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 15 July 7 Couples north of the Border are opting to be each other's bide-in rather than getting hitched, according to a new survey to be published this week.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.1916