featherbed vs mollycoddle

featherbed and mollycoddle both are nouns.

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

As verbs, featherbed and mollycoddle are synonyms defined as:

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

featherbed (noun)	mollycoddle (noun)
a mattress stuffed with feathers	a pampered darling; an effeminate man

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