apes

Noun

• any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• someone who copies the words or behavior of another
• person who resembles a nonhuman primate
• plural of ape

Verb

• imitate uncritically and in every aspect
  • "Her little brother apes her behavior"
• represent in or produce a caricature of
• third-person singular simple present indicative of ape

Synonyms

anthropoid, ape, aper, caricature, copycat, emulator, imitator