sleepover
noun
sleep·over
ˈslēp-ˌō-vər 
1
: an overnight stay (as at another's home)
2
: an instance of hosting a sleepover in one's home
Examples of sleepover in a Sentence
Our daughter is having a sleepover for her friends tomorrow.
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Experiences at the ocean center include yoga sessions, dives with sharks, sleepovers for kids, and educational events like a chance to witness coral spawning.
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The sleepover experience also includes dinner and breakfast.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
This writer placed the couch in her son’s room to make sleepovers more fun.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2025
According to an arrest report, the mother identified this girl as her 8-year-old daughter, who was also at the sleepover.
—Michael Moore Jr, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The sleepover experience also includes dinner and breakfast.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
This writer placed the couch in her son’s room to make sleepovers more fun.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2025
According to an arrest report, the mother identified this girl as her 8-year-old daughter, who was also at the sleepover.
—Michael Moore Jr, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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“Sleepover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepover. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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sleepover
noun
sleep·over
ˈslēp-ō-vər
: an overnight stay at another's home or an instance of having others stay at one's own home
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