What is the meaning of featherbed?

Treat with excessive indulgence.
- usage: "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students"
- synonyms: pamper, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
Hire more workers than are necessary. .

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