sleepover

[ sleep-oh-ver ]

noun

1. an instance of sleeping over, as at another person's house.
2. a person who sleeps over.

sleepover

/ ˈsliːpˌəʊvə /

noun

1. informal.
   an instance of spending the night at someone else's home

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleepover¹

First recorded in 1970–75; noun use of verb phrase sleep over

Example Sentences

Biles’s gym outside Houston, for instance, will be the site of a sleepover for many Olympic gymnasts’ families, complete with an on-camera predawn watch party to see loved ones compete.

From Washington Post

It was the source of conversations at sleepovers, as we learned to name things, including ourselves.

From Washington Post

After I turned 16, my best friend and I had a sleepover and wept so many tears because suddenly I was “so old” and obviously could no longer relate to “Fifteen” and all its youthfulness.

From Time

Other once-normal things like indoor playdates and sleepovers will still technically carry more risk than those that are outdoors or highly regulated.

From Vox

I imagine it might happen the first time I let my kids go to a sleepover, or I visit my parents, or travel on a train or plane with strangers.

From Washington Post

There were mats everywhere and it was like a big rainy-day sleepover with most of the cast.

From The Daily Beast

The video proceeds to offer us a vision of a sort-of Japan, while the lyrics describe the most vague sleepover of all time.

From The Daily Beast

Max Friedlich has written one of the most buzzed-about plays, ‘SleepOver,’ at the New York Fringe Festival.

From The Daily Beast

In the six months since our sleepover, her text messages have become my favorite part of the day.

From The Daily Beast