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

Since the couple’s tween daughter (who never appears onscreen) is at a sleepover for the evening, Angela has decided to invite the upstairs neighbors over. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026

Not helping is that Joe is shocked to learn their 12-year-old daughter is at a sleepover and the neighbors are coming for dinner. — ABC News, 24 June 2026

Now that Charlotte’s a teenager, the Scooby-Doo alum has gotten some clout from sharing beauty tips with her daughter and friends during a birthday sleepover. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 June 2026

Set in one blistering Midwestern small town summer, everything changes in Mina’s friend group when her best friend unexpectedly kisses her at a sleepover. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 20 June 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