takes after
Mirrors a parent
Takes after means to resemble a parent or other relative in appearance, personality, or behavior.
The phrase implies inherited traits passed down through family lines: She takes after her mother—same stubborn streak.
He really takes after his grandfather with that dry sense of humor.
Appears similar to
- inheritsReceives through lineage
- genesUnits of heredity
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
chromosomes · heredity · genotype · alleles · bloodline · lineage · ancestry · genealogy
Appears to be
- favorsPreferences or courtesies
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- similarityState of being alike
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
appearance · mannerisms · characteristics · temperament · personality · disposition · habits · quirks
resembles
Appears similar to
traits · chromosomes · heredity · genotype · alleles · bloodline · lineage · ancestry · genealogy · family resemblance
looks like
Appears to be
- favorsPreferences or courtesies
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- similarityState of being alike
features · appearance · mannerisms · characteristics · temperament · personality · disposition · habits · quirks · expressions
emulates
Copies as model
echoes · follows · apes · parrots · imitates · replicates · channels · adopts · picks up · role model
- Family Resemblancespitting image, identical twins, look-alike, family resemblance, carbon copy
- doublesdouble, doubles, twin, twins, duplicate
- imitationcopy, copycat, imitation, mimicking, replica