[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

featherbed \featherbed\ n.
   1. a mattress stuffed with feathers.

   syn: feather bed.
        wordnet 1.5

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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

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