cocker vs featherbed

cocker and featherbed both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cocker	Yes	No	Yes	No
featherbed	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cocker and featherbed are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of cocker include baby, coddle, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil.

cocker (noun)	featherbed (noun)
a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England	a mattress stuffed with feathers

cocker (verb)	featherbed (verb)
treat with excessive indulgence	hire more workers than are necessary
	treat with excessive indulgence