featherbed

2 definitions found

featherbed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  featherbed \featherbed\ n.
     1. a mattress stuffed with feathers.
  
     Syn: feather bed.
          [WordNet 1.5]

featherbed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  featherbed
      n 1: a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: feather bed,
           featherbed]
      v 1: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
           the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn:
           pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby,
           coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge]
      2: hire more workers than are necessary