Synonyms of feather bed

Noun

1. feather bed, featherbed, mattress

usage: a mattress stuffed with feathers

Verb

1. pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge, treat, handle, do by

usage: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

2. featherbed, hire, engage, employ

usage: hire more workers than are necessary