FEATHERBED as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a mattress stuffed with feathers
   Synonym(s)
   • feather bed (what does feather bed mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) featherbed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mattress (what does mattress mean?)

FEATHERBED as VERB

1. Meaning
   • hire more workers than are necessary
   Hypernyms(s) featherbed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hire (what does hire mean?)
   • engage (what does engage mean?)
   • employ (what does employ mean?)
2. Meaning
   • treat with excessive indulgence
   Synonym(s)
   • baby (what does baby mean?)
   • cocker (what does cocker mean?)
   • coddle (what does coddle mean?)
   • cosset (what does cosset mean?)
   • indulge (what does indulge mean?)
   • mollycoddle (what does mollycoddle mean?)
   • pamper (what does pamper mean?)
   • spoil (what does spoil mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • grandparents often pamper the children
   • Let’’s not mollycoddle our students!
   Hypernyms(s) featherbed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • treat (what does treat mean?)
   • handle (what does handle mean?)
   • do by (what does do by mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • indulgence (what does indulgence mean?)
   • indulging (what does indulging mean?)
   • pampering (what does pampering mean?)
   • humoring (what does humoring mean?)
   • indulgence (what does indulgence mean?)
   • indulging (what does indulging mean?)
   • pampering (what does pampering mean?)
   • humoring (what does humoring mean?)
   • pamperer (what does pamperer mean?)
   • spoiler (what does spoiler mean?)
   • coddler (what does coddler mean?)
   • mollycoddler (what does mollycoddler mean?)
   • pamperer (what does pamperer mean?)
   • spoiler (what does spoiler mean?)
   • coddler (what does coddler mean?)
   • mollycoddler (what does mollycoddler mean?)
   • mollycoddle (what does mollycoddle mean?)
   • pamperer (what does pamperer mean?)
   • spoiler (what does spoiler mean?)
   • coddler (what does coddler mean?)
   • mollycoddler (what does mollycoddler mean?)
   • baby (what does baby mean?)
   • babe (what does babe mean?)
   • infant (what does infant mean?)
   • pamperer (what does pamperer mean?)
   • spoiler (what does spoiler mean?)
   • coddler (what does coddler mean?)
   • mollycoddler (what does mollycoddler mean?)
   • indulgence (what does indulgence mean?)
   • indulging (what does indulging mean?)
   • pampering (what does pampering mean?)
   • humoring (what does humoring mean?)