slumber party

American  

[sluhm-ber pahr-tee] / ˈslʌm bər ˌpɑr ti /

noun

• slumber parties
  plural

1. a social gathering typically of teenagers held at the home of one of them for the purpose of sleeping there overnight.

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slumber party British  

noun

1. a party attended by girls who dress in night clothes and pass the night eating and talking

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• slumber parties
  plural

Etymology

Origin of slumber party

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

slumber party

When the slumber party started at 8 p.m., the eight attendees gathered in Tail Town’s front lobby, home to resident fluffy cat queen Miss Yvonne and office manager Grizzly Bear, a brown tabby.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

England's approach to being clear favourites for their home World Cup was summed up by the slumber party they held on the Wednesday before their semi-final.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025

When Mary Harris got Tim Mak on the phone, he was getting ready to have something of a slumber party.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

That night, she and two friends held a slumber party and her mother slept in a nearby room.

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024

“I doubt it,” I mumbled, although two days later Grace invited me to a slumber party at her house with her friend Tess.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter