Phrase guide

slumber party

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sleepover; a party where people stay and sleep overnight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and pass the night talking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: party

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: slaapfeestje — a sleepover
  • Esperanto: piĵamo-balo — a sleepover
  • Finnish: pyjamabileet — a sleepover
  • French: soirée pyjama — a sleepover
  • German: Pyjamaparty — a sleepover
  • Hungarian: ottalvós buli — a sleepover
  • Icelandic: náttfatapartí — a sleepover
  • Japanese: パジャマパーティー (pajama pātī) — a sleepover
  • Korean: 파자마 파티 — a sleepover
  • Polish: piżama party — a sleepover
  • Portuguese: festa de pijama — a sleepover
  • Russian: вечери́нка в пижамах (večerínka v pižamax) — a sleepover
  • Spanish: piyamada — a sleepover
  • Spanish: pijamada — a sleepover
  • Swedish: pyjamasparty — a sleepover
  • Swedish: övernattning — a sleepover
  • Turkish: pijama partisi — a sleepover