sleepover

noun

sleep·​over ˈslēp-ˌō-vər 

1

: an overnight stay (as at another's home)

2

: an instance of hosting a sleepover in one's home

Examples of sleepover in a Sentence

Our daughter is having a sleepover for her friends tomorrow.

Recent Examples on the Web

Other photos showed her daughter Chicago, 8, and nieces Dream Kardashian, 9, and True Thompson, 8, having a sleepover and Kim helping her youngest son on a dirt bike and riding with him and Saint. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

My parents were smart and used these sleepovers as an excuse for a date night while also giving me precious time with O’ma. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

Yet that did not stop Rome Seymour and Lyric Medeiros form breaking the reality TV land speed record for showmances when the two swapped spit and shared a sleepover just days into the current 28th season of Big Brother. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Available in Classic and Nest styles with full, queen, and king mattress options, plus a youth size that's perfect for kids' rooms, reading nooks and sleepovers. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sleepover

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover

Kids Definition

sleepover

noun

sleep·​over ˈslēp-ō-vər 

: an overnight stay at another's home or an instance of having others stay at one's own home