Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ partner is someone who lives in the same house as the person they are having a sexual relationship with, but is not married to them.
She shared the apartment with her ~ partner.
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
A ~ servant or other domestic worker sleeps and eats in the house where they work.
I have a ~ nanny for my youngest daughter.
ADJ: ADJ n