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

The idea of hosting a slumber party, she said, was inspired in part by the 2006 movie “Night at the Museum,” except with cats.

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

The whole thing has a harmless, earnest feeling, like a VHS tape from some long-lost slumber party — except you can't shake the sense that they'd shot the clip in hopes of becoming influencers themselves.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2023

Shanti doesn't like to let Didu down, either, so she invites Kareena and Jenna to our apartment for a slumber party.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins