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.
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In November 2022, Gracie had an epic sleepover with Penelope and North.
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Julia Meehan, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
The previous week, Emily was at a sleepover at Heather’s house with Gretchen, when Gretchen, loosened up by shots of Fireball whiskey, revealed that Tamra once recorded a song, badly, according to Gretchen, with an unnamed boy band star that Gretchen claims Tamra got frisky with.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
That doesn’t mean Heather doesn’t invite Gretchen to her Beverly Hills penthouse for an overly ornate sleepover.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
In May 2021, at the height of a pandemic that killed thousands of Coloradans and disrupted everything from school to sleepovers, Children’s Hospital Colorado and other health leaders rang the alarm about a youth mental health emergency in the state.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
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Julia Meehan, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
The previous week, Emily was at a sleepover at Heather’s house with Gretchen, when Gretchen, loosened up by shots of Fireball whiskey, revealed that Tamra once recorded a song, badly, according to Gretchen, with an unnamed boy band star that Gretchen claims Tamra got frisky with.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
That doesn’t mean Heather doesn’t invite Gretchen to her Beverly Hills penthouse for an overly ornate sleepover.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
In May 2021, at the height of a pandemic that killed thousands of Coloradans and disrupted everything from school to sleepovers, Children’s Hospital Colorado and other health leaders rang the alarm about a youth mental health emergency in the state.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Sleepover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepover. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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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
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