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cohabit
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co·hab·it  (k-hbt)
intr.v. co·hab·it·ed, co·hab·it·ing, co·hab·its
1. To live together in a sexual relationship, especially when not legally married.
2. To coexist, as animals of different species.

[Late Latin cohabitre : Latin co-, co- + Latin habitre, to dwell; see inhabit.]

co·habi·tant, co·habit·er n.
co·habi·tation n.
co·habi·tation·al adj.

cohabit [kəʊˈhæbɪt]
vb
(Sociology) (intr) to live together as husband and wife, esp without being married
[via Late Latin, from Latin co- together + habitāre to live]
cohabitee , cohabitant, cohabiter n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.cohabit - share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
inhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
miscegenate - marry or cohabit with a person of another race
Translations
cohabit [kəʊˈhæbɪt] VIcohabitar (with sb con algn)
cohabit [kəʊˈhæbɪt] vivivre en concubinage, vivre maritalement
to cohabit with sb → vivre en concubinage avec qn, vivre maritalement avec qn
cohabit
vi (esp Jur) → in nichtehelicher or nicht ehelicher Lebensgemeinschaft leben, zusammenleben
cohabit [kəʊˈhæbɪt] vi (frm) to cohabit (with sb)coabitare (con qn)
cohabit [kəʊˈhæbɪt] vi (frm) to cohabit (with sb)coabitare (con qn)


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Although these sources of income might make some families appear less poor, there is no guarantee that resources from cohabiters will be used to benefit children.
They write, "[B]y using the census data, one cannot assert that same-sex cohabiters are either gay men or lesbians" (pp.
About three quarters of resident fathers were married to their biological children's mothers, while 27% were cohabiters (not married but living with the biological child's mother).
 
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