what is this called in English?

Question

What word (or phrase) is used when a boy and a girl live with each other without or before marriage?

(Is it "cohabitation"?)

Answer 1

concubinage
the state of cohabitation of a man and a woman without the full sanctions of legal marriage. The word is derived from the Latin con (“with”) and cubare (“to lie”)..


Some of the definations culled from sources as below:

The noun cohabitation has one meaning:

Meaning #1: living together (as spouses)
Synonym: living together

Cohabitation

A living arrangement in which an unmarried couple live together in a long-term relationship that resembles a marriage.


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Co·hab·i·ta·tion
n.
[L. cohabitatio.]


1. The act or state of dwelling together, or in the same place with another. Feltham.


2. (Law) The living together of a man and woman in supposed sexual relationship.


That the duty of cohabitation is released by the cruelty of one of the parties is admitted.

cohabit


Main Entry: co·hab·it
Pronunciation: (")kO-'ha-b&t
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Late Latin cohabitare, from Latin co- + habitare to inhabit, from frequentative of habEre to have -- more at GIVE
1 : to live together as or as if a married couple
2 a : to live together or in company b : to exist together
- co·hab·i·tant /-b&-t&nt/ noun
- co·hab·i·ta·tion

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so "concubinage" seems more appropriate word for Living together, than "cohabitate"

Answer 2

Hello! English language is a Germanic Language. Its name is related to the word Angles which throughout time became Engle, by language processes. Why is it seen as a main language? Well, that answer could take a long long time, but I'll try to shorten the whole thing up. One of the main goals of humanity has been unifying languages back into one language only (it is believed that there was one primal language once). There has been many attempts to do so: Esperanto, Ido, and the latest one: Interlingua, but with no major success. Why? A language to succeed needs to be widely spoken and in countries with a big economic power. Domination also comes through language, and that's one of the reasons why English is considered one the main languages in the world. English has nowadays the role that Latin had during the Roman Empire times. It has dominated all other languages: for instance, if you get together with a Chinese, a Uruguyan and a French, it is more likely for them to start a conversation in English since it is a worldly spoken language and it is in most of the world's countries the second official language. Let's not forget which are the most important countries that use English as a first language: Usa, and the UK. Is that a coincidence? That the greatest economic potencies in the world's language is English? Kiss! hope this helps!

Answer 3

Surprisingly enough,(and this is not meant to be a joke), it is----
"living together". Cohabitation is a literal word which has the same meaning, but nobody ever says,"Did you hear about Max and Martha? They're cohabiting".
People say, "We're not married, we're living together".
Or, "We lived together for three years before getting married".

Answer 4

Yes its called cohabitation as previously mentioned by others.
Cohabitation is defined as an emotional, physical, and intellectually intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without the benefit of legal, cultural, or religious sanction.

Answer 5

Cohabitation is the correct word, yes.

Answer 6

I believe it has already been menioned.. The correct word is: "cohabitation" but the common word is "shacking up"

Answer 7

That works, but the big useless phrase is POSSLQ

(Persons of Opposite Sex, Sharing Living Quarters)

Answer 8

cohabitation can mean anyone living together, married or not.

momma always called it "playing house" or "shacking up"

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

It could be called cohabitaion or depending where you are it could be called a common law marriage. It could also be called living in sin.