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Noun: featherbed  'fe-dhu(r),bed or ,fe-dhu(r)'bed
  1. A mattress stuffed with feathers
    - feather bed
Verb: featherbed (featherbedded,featherbedding)  'fe-dhu(r),bed or ,fe-dhu(r)'bed
  1. Treat with excessive indulgence
    "grandparents often featherbed the children";
    - pamper, cosset, cocker [rare], baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge, nanny [informal]
     
  2. Hire more workers than are necessary

Derived forms: feather beds, featherbedded, featherbedding, featherbeds

Type of: do by, employ, engage, handle, hire, mattress, treat

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