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Definition 2024
featherbed
featherbed
See also: feather-bed and feather bed
English
Noun
featherbed (plural featherbeds)
Alternative forms
Translations
a mattress stuffed with feathers
Verb
featherbed (third-person singular simple present featherbeds, present participle featherbedding, simple past and past participle featherbedded)
- (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle