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

There was a freak dancing story, where Bobby’s going to a sleepover and the kids are playing Seven Minutes in Heaven or whatever. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025

Many animal shelters allow volunteers to take dogs out on field trips, such as a walk around the park, hanging out at a local cafe or even enjoying a sleepover in the person's home. —Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025

Geyser and Weier drew national attention in 2014 after luring Leutner into a wooded area after a sleepover and stabbing her 19 times. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025

Camp Mystic, one of several large sleepover camps in the region, had more than 750 girls in attendance. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025

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