taking after
Mirroring a parent
Taking after means resembling a parent or other relative in appearance, personality, or behavior.
The phrase implies inherited traits rather than conscious imitation: She takes after her mother—same stubborn streak.
Usually used with a family member as the object: He really takes after his grandfather.
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- chip off the old blockChild resembling their parent
- imitationCopy of the original
- genesUnits of heredity
- mirroringReproducing an image identically
like father like son · DNA · runs in the family · lineage · ancestry · heritage · family resemblance · modeling · emulation · copying · spitting image · phenotype · echo · dimples · influence · mimic · eyes · freckles
intentional emulation
taking afterbreaking with
Ending adherence to
rejecting · going one's own way · defying · repudiating · going against
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