Sleepaway Camp
Residential summer retreat
A sleepaway camp is a residential summer camp where children stay overnight for days or weeks, as opposed to day camps where they return home each evening.
The term emphasizes the away-from-home aspect: She's nervous about her first year at sleepaway camp.
Common in American English, particularly among families in the Northeast.
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- bunkNonsense or stacked bed
- counselorOne who advises
- homesickLonging for one's dwelling
- care packageSupportive gift shipment
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