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
AvelineAV-ə-lien, av-ə-LEENEnglish (Rare)
Alojz-Slovene, Slovak, Croatian
Wulfsige-Anglo-Saxon
JeremyJER-ə-mee (English), JER-mee (English)English, Biblical
Zaina-Arabic
Hasim-Arabic