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# sleepover

«sleepover» in Mova's school dictionary: **A party or visit when a child stays the night at a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a sleepover, sleepovers)

### meaning for a pupil

A party or visit when a child stays the night at a friend's house, often with games, films and snacks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepover/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life sleepovers are a big part of friendship. Manners: say thank you to the host's parents, follow their house rules, help tidy up. In safety and body-safety lessons: your parents should know where you are; you can call home if you feel uncomfortable; no adult or older child should ask you to keep secrets or break rules; it's fine to say no to a sleepover. Phrases: have a sleepover, go to a sleepover, sleepover party.

### examples

- I'm going to a sleepover at Ella's house on Friday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepover/#x1)
- At the sleepover we watched a film and ate popcorn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepover/#x2)
- We had a sleepover in sleeping bags on the floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepover/#x3)
- Remember to thank your friend's parents after the sleepover. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepover/#x4)
- If you feel worried at a sleepover, you can call home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepover/#x5)
- Mum said I could have a sleepover for my birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepover/#x6)

### note

One word: sleepover. In the UK people also say «sleepover» or «stay over». A «pyjama party» (UK) / «pajama party» (US) is similar.

### In the corpora

- [Ghost stories at a sleepover are fun because everyone knows they are stories, and nobody gets hurt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets/13/)
- [Vivid example: in Manchester, Freya comes home from a sleepover yawning.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/56-scary-films-nightmares-and-sad-endings/4/)
- [Parents may ring other parents after a sleepover; this is to keep all the children safe, not to get anyone in trouble.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/19/)
- [At a sleepover you can always ask to ring home if a film is too old for you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/20/)
- [At a sleepover you bring your own things, follow bedtime rules and thank the family in the morning.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/129-video-calls-and-visiting-friends/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sleepover» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepover/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.