'featherbed' definitions:
Definition of 'featherbed'
(from WordNet)
noun
A mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: feather bed, featherbed]
verb
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]
verb
Hire more workers than are necessary
Definition of 'featherbed'
From: GCIDE
- featherbed \featherbed\ n.
- 1. a mattress stuffed with feathers.
- Syn: feather bed. [WordNet 1.5]