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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a mattress stuffed with feathers;
[syn: feather bed, featherbed]


VERB (2)

1. treat with excessive indulgence;
- Example: "grandparents often pamper the children"
- Example: "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
[syn: pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge]

2. hire more workers than are necessary; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

featherbed \featherbed\ n.
   1. a mattress stuffed with feathers.

   Syn: feather bed.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

featherbed
    n 1: a mattress stuffed with feathers [syn: feather bed,
         featherbed]
    v 1: 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]
    2: hire more workers than are necessary