feather bed

US: (feᵺ′ər bed′)

Inflections of 'feather bed' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

featherbeds

v 3rd person singular

featherbedding

v pres p

featherbedded

v past

featherbedded

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

feath′er bed′, 

1. a mattress or a bed cover, as a quilt, stuffed with soft feathers.

• Middle English, Old English bef. 1000

feath•er•bed  (feᵺ′ər bed′), v.t., v.i., -bed•ded, -bed•ding. 

1. Business to subject to or engage in featherbedding.

• back formation from featherbedding 1945–50

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feather bed noun

1. a mattress filled with feathers or down

verb featherbed ( -beds, -bedding, -bedded)

1. (transitive) to pamper; spoil