2 year old says "What's this?" - pointing to lady bits. What to say?

[notenoughlicorice]

My 2 year old says "What's this?" - pointing to her lady bits.
I am not sure what to tell her.

I don't want her to grow up ashamed etc, though also want to be careful what words I try to teach her.

What are polite words she wouldn't get in trouble for using at school?
What words are considered acceptable for a young girl to use?

There is also a distinct possibiity that she will adopt the word I tell her, but in her own way (she calls her bottom 'bumbie' - which is cute though).

I realise that "fanjo" seems to be popular on Mumsnet but don't think I want her running about saying fanjo... (or is it commonwith littlies?)

Any tips from others who have been down this road?

What to say?

[CreatureRetorts]

Vulva is what I've told dd and ds.

[BazilGin]

Pipka

[BurberryQ]

you must be Polish BazilGin

[ZingWantsCake]

oh and I forgot to add a recently learnt one:

Wilma!

I think it's brilliant! Willy and Wilma!

[notenoughlicorice]

Thanks for the replies!

I am usually so on top of things this one caught me off guard.
I was all ready for her to touch herself (her father wasn't), and let her know it was ok to do that at home.
I do fully intend on teaching her the scientific names, just perhaps not just yet as she is only starting out in English (her second language).
I didn't want to make her feel ashamed, but didn't want her running around trying to say vulva and vagina (which she would) as we live in a rather culturally sensitive area and she might get picked on/ostracised/riduculed for speaking the truth. She already is facing an uphill challenge having a foreign mother that doesn't speak the local language very well, so I didn't want to make it worse than it need be.

I have actually been telling her they are [her] bits, and she points to my region and says "mummy's bits" which is cute. Her nanny was horrified when she has hers pointed at and named this morning... oh well.

Twinkle is cute to rhyme with winkle, but Twinkle Twinkle Little Star being her fave I don't want to take anything away from that as she has just learnt to sing it with the actions and is so happy about it as is.

Feel free to add more as I do love to hear what those in the UK are actually doing with the English language these days.

[notenoughlicorice]

oh, lady feather is so sweet! Strange but sweet!

Pipka sounds cute too.

Front bottom reminds me of Tim Brooke-Taylor from the Goodies for some reason...

Can't say I had ever heard minnie, nuni, puni, betweens, tweens, or foof before, so I did learn something of use (am studying teaching).

Private parts is so sensible and I had completely forgotten that expression so thanks heaps.

Vajayjay is cute and jina does the trick too.

Wilma! sounds very empowered - I like it

Will just have to see what she goes with after I give her input.

[Herisson]

When my DD asked (she was also very little) I told her that it was her vulva and that she also has a vagina inside her just like me and it was the opening where a baby could come out if she chose to be a mummy one day. She was entirely untroubled by the idea and quite interested by the concept of having emerged from mine. She now says foofoo usually but she does know the proper words (and this has been useful eg when she told me her foofoo was itchy recently and I asked if she meant her vulva or her vagina).

[CrazyAlien06]

My daughter is 2 and calls the area her private lady bits. I'm not keen on the terms fanny etc.
The term is recommended from a safeguarding children point of view and since i trained as a teacher it's kind of stuck. I'll get more technical when she is much older.