featherbed vs baby

featherbed and baby both are nouns.

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

As verbs, featherbed and baby are synonyms defined as:

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

featherbed (noun)	baby (noun)
a mattress stuffed with feathers	a project of personal concern to someone
	a very young mammal
	a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
	the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
	an immature childish person
	an unborn child; a human fetus
	a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

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