Featherbed - Definition
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