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featherbed in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. treat with excessive indulgence
    "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
    pamper  featherbed  cosset  cocker  baby  coddle  mollycoddle  spoil  indulge 
  2. hire more workers than are necessary
    featherbed 
noun
  1. a mattress stuffed with feathers
    feather bed  featherbed 
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