featherbed

intr.v., -bed·ded, -bed·ding, -beds.
To engage in or promote featherbedding.

adj.
Relating to or promoting featherbedding: featherbed rules.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a mattress stuffed with feathers
  Synonym: feather bed

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The verb featherbed has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: treat with excessive indulgence
  Synonyms: pamper, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

Meaning #2: hire more workers than are necessary

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - styrke ved hjælp af statsstøtte
v. intr. - kræve nedsættelse af arbejdstempoet, arbejde langsomt, kræve overbemanding
n. - overbemanding

Nederlands (Dutch)
in de watten leggen, meer werkers aannemen dan nodig, subsidiëren, veren bed/matras

Français (French)
v. tr. - élever dans du coton, mettre sous globe, subventionner (excessivement)
v. intr. - réduire la productivité pour éviter le chômage
n. - lit de plumes

Deutsch (German)
v. - verhätscheln
n. - mit Federn gefüllte Matratze

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθομ.) κακομαθαίνω, (για επιχειρήσεις κ.λπ.) επιχορηγώ με χαριστικούς όρους
n. - πουπουλένιο στρώμα

Italiano (Italian)
allevare nella bambagia, tenere nella bambagia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - facilitar as coisas para trabalhadores ou empresas
n. - superproteção (f) a trabalhadores ou empresas

Русский (Russian)
баловать, искусственно раздувать штаты, перина, пуховик

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - favorecer, subvencionar, emplear más trabajadores de los que necesitan
v. intr. - favorecer, subvencionar, emplear más trabajadores de los que necesitan
n. - cama con colchón de plumas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra det lätt för, hålla flytande med stödåtgärder (ekon.), anställa överflödig arbetskraft
n. - fjäderbolster, bekväm tillvaro (bildl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使担任闲职, 担任闲职, 限产超雇

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使擔任閒職
v. intr. - 擔任閒職
n. - 限產超雇

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 과잉 고용을 하여 행하다
v. intr. - 과잉 고용을 행하다
n. - 깃털 매트리스, 안락한 처지

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 水増し雇用をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسهل , يساعد ماديا (الاسم) تسهيل , مساعدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיבסד, פינק‬
v. intr. - ‮סיבסד, פינק‬
n. - ‮מזרן-נוצות, כסת נוצות‬

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