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 using the words [[girl]] and [[boy]] to indicate lower status. | '''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. | ||
| − | A slave-girl may be the inhabitant of a harem rather than a woman used as a labourer. | + | A slave-girl may be the inhabitant of a {{W|harem}} rather than a woman used as a labourer. |
| − | [[Kajira]] is an invented equivalent word, used in John Norman's [[Gor]] books. | + | [[Kajira]] is an invented equivalent word, used in [[John Norman]]'s [[Gor]] books. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 06:56, 20 May 2025
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.
A slave-girl may be the inhabitant of a harem[wp] rather than a woman used as a labourer.
Kajira is an invented equivalent word, used in John Norman's Gor books.
