sleepover
noun
sleep·over
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Definition of sleepover
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The JHS Storm Trooper program allows families to bring home dogs, cats and kittens for sleepovers during severe weather. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "Florida Shelter Finds Foster Homes for 250 Pets Ahead of Hurricane Dorian," 4 Sep. 2019 At a sleepover with Betts' sister, Megan - who was among those killed during his rampage - and five other girls in middle school, Gould said, Betts pushed her up against a wall and choked her. — Anchorage Daily News, "Analysis: Even with ‘red flags’ in their youth, mass shooters often slip through the cracks," 7 Aug. 2019 Beauparlant said he was introduced to e-cigarettes during a sleepover with friends in eighth grade. — Erika Edwards, NBC News, "Vaping is hurting teenage athletes, dashing their future in sports," 10 July 2019 On the night before the inauguration of President Donald Trump in January 2017, the Obama family was packing up, and first daughters Sasha and Malia asked to have a final sleepover with their friends. — Morgan Krakow, BostonGlobe.com, "Michelle Obama talks about last night in White House, 2020 race in New Orleans," 8 July 2019 There weren’t many rules at John’s house—hence its popularity for sleepovers—but never being late to dinner was one of them. — Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, "A Young Imagination Beats Videogames," 24 June 2019 Together, the two of them watch movies and have sleepovers in Dawson’s room, which was essentially a second home for Joey. — Ilana Kaplan, Curbed, "Why we’re obsessed with the TV teen bedroom," 14 Aug. 2019 Related: There is also strong sleepover energy to the soccer girl look. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, Vox, "How “soccer girl” became the indisputably coolest look," 14 June 2019 From having matching moments on the red carpet to talking all night long at sleepovers, the Stark sisters have certainly kept their sibling bond going even when the cameras stopped rolling. — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, "Maisie Williams Jokes About "Game of Thrones" and Friendship With Sophie Turner," 7 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sleepover.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sleepover
sleepover
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sleepover
: a party where one or more people (especially children) stay overnight at one person's house
See the full definition for sleepover in the English Language Learners Dictionary
sleepover
noun
sleep·over
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Kids Definition of sleepover
: an overnight stay at another's home