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

Initial landing spots for the air taxis are likely to be Fixed Base Operations, which are service businesses that supply general and business aviators with fuel, maintenance, food, and even space for overnight sleepovers. —David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026

There's a reason pillow fights still reign supreme in kids' sleepovers. —Margery D. Rosen, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026

Sara had a final sleepover with friends. —Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026

Perhaps no one understands the devastation of the LaMar family better than Marc Klaas, whose 12-year-old daughter, Polly, was kidnapped during a sleepover at her mother’s home in Petaluma and killed 33 years ago. —Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 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