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

Trust Your Gut Don’t feel like a boring parent for declining a sleepover request. — Karen Cicero, Parents, 11 Sep. 2026

Her close friends included Jackson Browne — who brought the family Christmas gifts and gingerbread cookies every year in his convertible — and Cat Power, who used to take the kids on sleepovers to the Chateau Marmont. — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Toward the end of the shoot, Bullock took that friendship off set and invited her costars over for a sleepover. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Essentially, the audience is a fly on the wall during a sleepover Natasha is hosting for besties Taylor (Jordan Levene) and Taylor (Brandon Acosta). — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 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