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

In Louisiana, a youth leader confessed to drugging and assaulting three boys during a sleepover. —Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025

Chazz was believed to have been visiting for a sleepover at the time of the tragedy, per the AAP. —Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025

The girls had planned to have a sleepover at a friend’s home that night, the CHP reported. —Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025

The report revealed the teens had all met in Downtown Fairfax, California, and were on their way to one of the passengers' homes for a sleepover when the crash occurred. —Megan Forrester, ABC News, 23 Oct. 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