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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Our kids were thrilled at the prospect of a sleepover and disappeared inside to play, while the adults stood at the door, staring at the mountain ablaze in the distance.
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Paula James-Martinez, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
The couch was most often used by a family of four, typically for movie nights but sometimes for sleepovers as well.
—Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
On May 31, 2014, Geyser and Anissa Weier invited Leutner to a sleepover for Geyser’s birthday.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
The couple's 9-year-old daughter began having an asthma attack while at a friends’ house for a sleepover, according to an April 2024 warrant reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Paula James-Martinez, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
The couch was most often used by a family of four, typically for movie nights but sometimes for sleepovers as well.
—Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
On May 31, 2014, Geyser and Anissa Weier invited Leutner to a sleepover for Geyser’s birthday.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
The couple's 9-year-old daughter began having an asthma attack while at a friends’ house for a sleepover, according to an April 2024 warrant reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 9 Jan. 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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