sleepover

noun

sleep·​over ˈslēp-ˌō-vər How to pronounce sleepover (audio)
Synonyms of sleepovernext
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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Several other young boys were in the home having a sleepover at the time, but were not injured. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Branches across the city are hosting story times (including a sleepover for your kids’ stuffies), craft classes, neighborhood clean-ups, parties, children’s theater, movies, and even a clothes swap. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Kris and Billy watch that one together in an intimate sleepover, sinking into the murky texture of a scene in which the virginal actor allowed a jerk to take off her clothes. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Then there’s social jealousy, like if your daughter didn’t get invited to a sleepover, which causes feelings of insecurity or inadequacy. — Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sleepover

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sleepover was in 1965

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sleepover

noun
sleep·​over ˈslēp-ō-vər How to pronounce sleepover (audio)
: an overnight stay at another's home or an instance of having others stay at one's own home

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