featherbed

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: feather bedpampercossetcockerbabycoddlemollycoddlespoilindulge

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a mattress stuffed with feathersSynonyms: feather bed

Verb (2)

  1. treat with excessive indulgence“grandparents often pamper the children”“Let's not mollycoddle our students!”Synonyms: pampercossetcockerbabycoddlemollycoddlespoilindulge
  2. hire more workers than are necessary
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

featherbed \featherbed\ n.

1.a mattress stuffed with feathers.

Syn: feather bed. [WordNet 1.5]

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