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Foundation level · Year 4 · free

sleepover

noun · Say it: SLEEP-oh-ver

What it means

Foundation

a party or visit where children stay the night at a friend's house

Amelia invited four friends to a sleepover for her tenth birthday.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • slumber party

More examples

  • At the sleepover, we watched a film and ate popcorn in our pyjamas.

Where the word comes from

Made by joining the words 'sleep' and 'over'.

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