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

Parents love having an easy, reusable activity for restaurants, travel days, sleepovers or quiet time at home. —Tory Johnson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026

At a recent sleepover, my 15-year-old son and his 14-year-old friend Charlie, driven by a pang of nostalgia, chose to watch the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics on YouTube. —Luba Kassova, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026

Johnson took the girls to the Dollar Tree during their sleepover. —Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026

Last season, Smith and Celebrini asked Toffoli to have a sleepover in their hotel room during a road trip in Colorado. —Dan Robson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 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