Copying someone's actions, speech, or appearance, usually to imitate or mock them.
From Greek 'mimikos' meaning mimic or imitator, related to 'mimos' (mime). Entered English around the 1600s from both Greek and Latin sources.
Babies learn language partly by mimicking, and our brains have mirror neurons that literally fire the same way when we see an action as when we perform it—so when you mimic someone, your brain is actually partially experiencing what they're experiencing.
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