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

I was handed very explicit instructions to follow before Autumn arrived: pack my suitcase for the flight and an overnight bag for the sleepover.

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The mum of a seven-year-old boy with a rare genetic condition says life-changing surgery means he is finally able to have his very first sleepover.

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Though the scene seems like something out of a movie, it is in fact a whimsical sleepover at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

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“She came home one night from a sleepover, ‘I want to play the game with a stick.’

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I used to hate going to my friends for sleepovers because I just wanted to be at home with my family.

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