sleepyhead

[ slee-pee-hed ]

noun

1. a sleepy person.

sleepyhead

/ ˈsliːpɪˌhɛd /

noun

1. informal.
   a sleepy or lazy person

Derived Forms

• ˈsleepyˌheaded, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleepyhead¹

First recorded in 1570–80; sleepy + head

Example Sentences

"Sammy Sleepyhead, step forward between the lines," commanded the king sternly.

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"Come home, you little sleepyhead," said Mrs. Toymaker, putting her arm about her little daughter.

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Now Dorothea was a “sleepyhead” and had seldom been known to get up when first awakened.

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When he had finished the others all laughed and called him a sleepyhead.

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I am no sleepyhead, and being kept awake a little doesn't hurt me.

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Related Words

• lackadaisical
• laid-back
• languorous
• lazy
• leisurely
• lethargic
• sluggish
• unhurried