Defenition of the word featherbed

• Defenition of the word featherbed

  • hire more workers than are necessary
  • a mattress stuffed with feathers
  • treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
  • treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let''s not mollycoddle our students!"
  • treat with excessive indulgence

Synonyms for the word featherbed

• • baby
  • cocker
  • coddle
  • cosset
  • feather bed
  • indulge
  • mollycoddle
  • pamper
  • spoil

Hypernyms for the word featherbed

• • do by
  • employ
  • engage
  • handle
  • hire
  • mattress
  • treat

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