ape

Noun

• person who resembles a nonhuman primate

• someone who copies the words or behavior of another

• any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

Verb

• represent in or produce a caricature of
  • The drawing caricatured the President
    

• imitate uncritically and in every aspect
  • Her little brother apes her behavior
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  anthropoid , copycat , imitator , emulator , aper , caricature