Definition
An occasion when someone, especially a child, stays overnight at someone else's house for fun.
Etymology
Sleepover is surprisingly modern - the word only appeared in American English around 1940, though the concept is ancient. Before this, such events were called 'staying the night' or 'lodging.' The compound 'sleepover' emerged from 1930s American suburbia when cars and telephones made casual overnight visits between children safer and easier to arrange. It reflects the rise of middle-class leisure time and planned childhood social activities.
Kelly Says
Your great-grandparents never had 'sleepovers' - they just 'stayed the night'! The word captures a uniquely American suburban invention: childhood socializing as entertainment rather than necessity. Before cars and phones made it easy, kids mainly slept away from home due to distance, weather, or family emergencies, not for fun.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል በዓል
en-k-u-lal ba-al
ARالعربية
حفلة النوم
ḥiflat an-nūm
BNবাংলা
রাত্রি পার্টি
ra-atri par-ti
CACatalà
festa de dormir
fes-ta de dor-mir
CSČeština
spanilka
spa-nil-ka
DADansk
sovefest
so-ve-fest
DEDeutsch
Schlafunterhaltung
shla-foo-n-ter-halt-ung
ELΕλληνικά
νυχτερινή γιορτή
nikh-te-ri-ni yo-r-ti
ESEspañol
fiesta del pijama
fjes-ta del pee-ma-ha
FAفارسی
جشن شب
jashn shab
FISuomi
nukkeilta
nu-kke-il-ta
FRFrançais
pyjama party
pee-ma-pa-r-tee
GUGU
સૂટી પાર્ટી
soo-tee par-ti
HAHA
hutu a rana
hu-tu a ran-a
HEעברית
מסיבת לילה
ma-siv-at li-lah
HIहिन्दी
नींद पार्टी
neend pa-rti
HUMagyar
alvóparti
al-vo-par-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
pesta tidur
pes-ta tee-dur
IGIG
ọkpụrụ ụbọchị
ok-pu-ru u-bo-chi
ITItaliano
festa del pigiama
fesh-ta del pee-ma-ha
JA日本語
お泊まり会
o-to-ma-ri-kai
KKKK
көшөк той
ko-sh-ok toy
KMKM
បានស្លាប់
ba-an sla-ap
KO한국어
수면 파티
su-myeon pa-tti
MRMR
सपण्याची पार्टी
sa-p-nya-chi par-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
pesta tidur
pes-ta tee-dur
MYမြန်မာ
အိပ်ပေါက်ပွဲ
a-ip-pa-ouk-pwe
NLNederlands
slaapfeest
slaap-feest
NONorsk
sovefest
so-ve-fest
PAPA
ਸੁਪਨੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ
su-p-nee par-ti
PTPortuguês
festa do pijama
fesh-ta do pee-ma-ha
RORomână
petrecere de noapte
pet-re-ce-re de no-ap-te
RUРусский
Ночёвка
no-ch-ev-ka
SVSvenska
sovparty
sov-par-tee
SWKiswahili
kuzalia usiku
koo-za-li-a oo-si-ku
TAதமிழ்
நாள் பூக்கள்
naal poo-kkal
TEతెలుగు
రాత్రి పార్టీ
raatri pa-rti
THไทย
ปาร์ตี้ pijama
pa-rt-ii pee-ma-ha
TLTL
piesta ng pahinga
pee-es-ta ng pah-hin-ga
TRTürkçe
pijama partisi
pee-ja-ma par-ti-si
UKУкраїнська
ночівка
no-chiv-ka
URاردو
رات کی پارٹی
raat ki par-ti
VITiếng Việt
sinh hoạt đêm
sinh hoat dem
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ̀ ìgbàgbọ́
e-ro i-gb-a-g-bo
ZUZU
ukuhlala ebusuku
oo-ku-hla-la e-bu-su-ku