Slave-girl
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'''Slave-girl''' is the closest English has to a feminine form of the word [[slave]]. Since 'slave-girl' can be applied to women who are no longer literally girls, it is part of the language's wider habit of | '''Slave-girl''' is the closest English has to a feminine form of the word [[slave]]. Since 'slave-girl' can be applied to women who are no longer literally girls, it is part of the language's wider habit of | ||
using the words [[girl]] and [[boy]] to indicate lower status. | using the words [[girl]] and [[boy]] to indicate lower status. |
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Slave-girl is the closest English has to a feminine form of the word slave. Since 'slave-girl' can be applied to women who are no longer literally girls, it is part of the language's wider habit of using the words girl and boy to indicate lower status.
Kajira is an invented equivalent, used in John Norman's Gor books.