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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The story follows Elisa, a mother whose world implodes after her nine-year-old daughter Lucia vanishes during what was meant to be an innocent sleepover.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Their sleepover was about more than just team bonding and waking up in a winter wonderland: Staff chose to remain on site during the blizzard to continue caring for the zoo’s many animals — almost all of whom fare best in warmer climates.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Young people aren’t always able to make sound decisions, stand up for themselves, and resist peer pressure, leaving them particularly vulnerable to the dangers that can transpire at sleepovers.
—Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 8 Jan. 2025
The three friends at the sleepover, all between the ages of 12 and 15, are currently facing charges, the Tifton Police Department said in a statement to WALB 10.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Their sleepover was about more than just team bonding and waking up in a winter wonderland: Staff chose to remain on site during the blizzard to continue caring for the zoo’s many animals — almost all of whom fare best in warmer climates.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Young people aren’t always able to make sound decisions, stand up for themselves, and resist peer pressure, leaving them particularly vulnerable to the dangers that can transpire at sleepovers.
—Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 8 Jan. 2025
The three friends at the sleepover, all between the ages of 12 and 15, are currently facing charges, the Tifton Police Department said in a statement to WALB 10.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Sleepover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepover. Accessed 3 Feb. 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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