1 NOVEMBER 2008, Page 95

your problEMs solvEd

Dear Mary

Q. As a parent of boys, one can use the word ‘willie’ or ‘winkie’, but as a parent of a little girl, I have been at a loss to know how to refer to the female equivalent body zone. The French have an elegant term for it — ‘zizi’. Now I have come up with a solution. May I suggest the word ‘twinkie’ as an ideal euphemism?

E.L., Address withheld A. No, no! This won’t do at all. I am informed that the word ‘twinkie’ is used in seedy contexts. ‘Fronty’ is a good substitute and widely used in sensible households.