featherbed

• featherbed

featherbed

Noun

a mattress stuffed with feathers

Synonyms:

• feather bed
• featherbed

Verb

treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

Synonyms:

• pamper
• featherbed
• cosset
• cocker
• baby
• coddle
• mollycoddle
• spoil
• indulge

Verb

hire more workers than are necessary

Synonyms:

• featherbed