Main entry: feather bed, featherbed
Definition: a mattress stuffed with feathers
Main entry: featherbed
Definition: hire more workers than are necessary
Main entry: indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, featherbed, spoil, cosset, cocker, coddle, baby
Definition: treat with excessive indulgence
Usage: grandparents often pamper the children; Let's not mollycoddle our students!