featherbedding
(noun) the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required
featherbed
(verb) hire more workers than are necessary
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
(verb) treat with excessive indulgence; “grandparents often pamper the children”; “Let’s not mollycoddle our students!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
featherbedding
present participle of featherbed
featherbedding (uncountable)
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary because of union rules, especially upon the introduction of new technology
Source: Wiktionary
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
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