Overview of noun featherbedding

The noun featherbedding has 1 sense

• featherbedding -- (the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required)

Overview of verb featherbed

The verb featherbed has 2 senses

• pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge -- (treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!")


• featherbed -- (hire more workers than are necessary)