featherbed vs coddle

featherbed is a noun but coddle is not a noun.

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

As verbs, featherbed and coddle are synonyms defined as:

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

featherbed (noun)	coddle (noun)
a mattress stuffed with feathers

featherbed (verb)	coddle (verb)
hire more workers than are necessary	cook in nearly boiling water
treat with excessive indulgence	treat with excessive indulgence