curtsy to



curtsy to someone

[for a woman] to dip or bow in deference to someone. Of course, I curtsied to the queen! Do you think I'm an anarchist? The little girls curtsied after they did their dance number.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Barclay-Scottish, English (Rare)
Isabelee-sah-BEL (Spanish), IZ-ə-bel (English), ee-za-BEL (French), ee-zah-BEL (German)Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German
SvĚTlana-Czech
PosiePO-zeeEnglish
LennartLE-nahrt (Low German)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Low German, Dutch
Radulf-Ancient Germanic