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Featherbed   /fˈɛðərbˌɛd/   Listen
Featherbed

verb
1.
Treat with excessive indulgence.  Synonyms: baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil.  "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
2.
Hire more workers than are necessary.





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