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

As Erpe-Mere could be an hour and half’s drive away from Bruges, Lammens would stay over at Swinnen’s house for a sleepover with his two sons on Fridays, then play in academy matches on Saturdays. —Mark Critchley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

In addition to the sleepovers, Holmes says Lorch molested him hundreds of times, in the church itself and on car rides home. —Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025

Now at different schools, the two kept their friendship alive with weekly sleepovers and Friday and Saturday night meetups at the roller rink. —Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025

This is so cute to wake up and find that your cat has had a sleepover and probably a party all night. —Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 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