sleepover

nounB1+Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,057 of 15,258mostly spoken

Other forms: sleepovers

A sleepover is a night spent at a friend's house. Have a sleepover, invited to a sleepover, a birthday sleepover.

It is a children's institution and one of the first nights most people spend away from their own family, which is why it matters more than it looks. The word is one word as a noun and two as a verb — to sleep over. It is chiefly American in origin.

Definitions of sleepover

1nounsleepoverA night spent at a friend's house.B1+
“My daughter is having a sleepover with three friends on Friday.”

sleepover is a stay.

Where it comes from

Sleep plus over, from the phrase to sleep over. The noun is American and dates from the mid twentieth century.

From sleep + over.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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sleepover in the wild

A sleepover, also known as a slumber party or pajama party, is a social occasion in which a person stays at the home of a friend.
Sleepover
Typically a child or adolescent will partake in a sleepover; however, an adult or older person may sleep at a friend's home.
Sleepover
Wilson enjoyed writing the novel and believed that its popularity was due to its themes of friendship and sleepovers.
Sleepovers (novel)
A sleepover is a party where guests are invited to stay overnight.
Sleepover (disambiguation)
The books revolve around five young girls who are part of a club in which they sleepover at each other's houses at least once a week.
The Sleepover Club

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