A mattress stuffed with feathers.

synonym: feather bed.

Roget 681: inaction, passiveness, abstinence from action; noninterference, nonintervention; Fabian policy, conservative policy; neglect etc. 460.    inactivity etc. 683; rest etc. (repose) 687; quiescence etc. 265; want of occupation, inoccupation^†; idle hours, time hanging on one's hands, dolce far niente [It]; sinecure, featherbed, featherbedding, cushy job, no-show job; soft snap, soft thing.    ... show more

Treat with excessive indulgence.

synonyms: baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil.

Dutch: vertroetelen, verwennen

Hire more workers than are necessary.