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

For most of the last century, this address belonged to the Clermont Motor Lodge, a less-than-reputable sleepover spot. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026

In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

The woman said that the sleepover party was a success. —Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026

Despite the Godzilla-like monsters, flame throwers, a real death, a maybe fake death and more heart-to-hearts than a middle school sleepover, the two-hour-long series finale ends with more of a whimper than a bang. —Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 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