Definition of sleepover
1 : an overnight stay (as at another's home)
2 : an instance of hosting a sleepover in one's home
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Examples of sleepover in a Sentence
Our daughter is having a sleepover for her friends tomorrow.
Recent Examples of sleepover from the Web
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Some workers with coveted sleepover permits spend the entire work week in Israel to cut down on the lengthy commute.
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Also in the lower level, two sets of bunk beds work well as a teen's sleepover area or a dorm for holiday sleepovers with cousins.
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Sleepovers on the tundra remain whine-free to 45 below.
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First Known Use of sleepover
1965
SLEEPOVER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of sleepover for English Language Learners
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: a party where one or more people (especially children) stay overnight at one person's house
SLEEPOVER Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of sleepover for Students
: an overnight stay at another's home
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Britannica English: Translation of sleepover for Arabic speakers
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