sleepover

American  

[sleep-oh-ver] / ˈslipˌoʊ vər /

noun

1. an instance of sleeping over, as at another person's house.

2. a person who sleeps over.

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sleepover British  

/ ˈsliːpˌəʊvə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sleepover

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

Example Sentences

He said it probably made more sense to take the pressure off the weekend sleepovers—do them only when they work for everybody’s schedule.

From Literature

We used to have loads of sleepovers and she’d always want to have them at my house rather than hers.

From Literature

But then, at a sleepover, Rachel wanted to read through all the posts together and judge whether they were real.

From Literature

And his youngest daughter is one of my closest friends, so growing up we went to the same school and I’d have sleepovers at Steven’s house — not relatable.

From Los Angeles Times

You could always tell when someone in the neighborhood was having a sleepover, because then the kids who weren’t invited suddenly had gobs of toilet paper in all the trees in their yards.

From Literature