Featherbed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mattress stuffed with feathers

treat with excessive indulgence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɛðɚbˌɛd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɛðəbˌɛd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɛðəbˌɛd/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɛðɚbˌɛd/.

Examples

grandparents often pamper the children
Let's not mollycoddle our students!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cocker pamper cosset coddle feather bed indulge baby mollycoddle spoil

Parts of Speech

noun	a mattress stuffed with feathers
verb	treat with excessive indulgence “grandparents often pamper the children”
verb	hire more workers than are necessary

Word Forms

pamperer	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
pampering	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
baby	noun	a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
coddler	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
mollycoddler	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
mollycoddle	noun	a pampered darling; an effeminate man
spoiler	noun	someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
indulging	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
indulgence	noun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Federbett

eine mit Federn gefüllte Matratze

🇫🇷French

lit de plumes

un matelas bourré de plumes

🇪🇸Spanish

plumón

un colchón relleno de plumas

🇮🇹Italian

letto di piume

un materasso imbottito di piume

🇳🇱Dutch

verenbed

een matras gevuld met veren

🇵🇹Portuguese

colchão de penas

um colchão cheio de penas

🇷🇺Russian

перина

матрас, набитый перьями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लाड़ प्यार करना

पंखों से भरा गद्दा

🇧🇩Bengali

পালকবিশিষ্ট

পালক দিয়ে ভরা একটি গদি

🇮🇳Tamil

இறகு படுக்கை

இறகுகளால் அடைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு மெத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

రెక్కల మంచం

ఈకలతో నింపబడిన mattress

🇮🇳Marathi

पंख असलेला

पंखांनी भरलेली गादी

🇮🇳Gujarati

પીછાવાળો

પીંછાઓથી ભરેલું ગાદલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗರಿಗಳಿರುವ

ಗರಿಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ಹಾಸಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൂവലുകൾ

തൂവലുകൾ കൊണ്ട് നിറച്ച ഒരു മെത്ത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੰਭਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ

ਖੰਭਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਚਟਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پنکھوں والا

پروں سے بھرا ہوا توشک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

羽毛床

塞满羽毛的床垫

🇯🇵Japanese

フェザーベッド

羽毛を詰めたマットレス

🇰🇷Korean

깃털 침대

깃털로 채워진 매트리스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giường lông vũ

một tấm nệm nhồi đầy lông vũ

🇹🇭Thai

ขนนก

ที่นอนที่อัดแน่นไปด้วยขนนก

🇮🇩Indonesian

memanjakan

kasur yang diisi bulu

🇲🇾Malay

katil bulu

tilam yang disumbat dengan bulu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سرير ريش

مرتبة محشوة بالريش

🇮🇷Persian

تخت پر

یک تشک پر از پر

🇹🇷Turkish

tüy yatağı

tüylerle doldurulmuş bir yatak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיטת נוצות

מזרון ממולא בנוצות

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The primary meaning of 'featherbed' is 'a mattress stuffed with feathers'.

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