featherbed

Nouns

(n) a mattress stuffed with feathers feather bed,

Verbs

(v) treat with excessive indulgence
- grandparents often pamper the children
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, mollycoddle, pamper, indulge, spoil,
(v) hire more workers than are necessary

Synonyms

feather bed baby cocker coddle cosset mollycoddle pamper indulge spoil

Words of close approximity

featherbedding