imitative
adjectiveUK /ˈɪmɪtətɪv/
US /ˈɪmɪteɪtɪv/
Copying the way someone or something else acts or sounds.
The little boy was imitative and copied everything his big brother did.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Made to look like something real or natural.
The cake was decorated with imitative plastic fruit.
3. In art, describing a style that copies real life or nature closely.
The painting was praised for its imitative realism.
4. In language, describing a word that sounds like the thing it names.
Words like 'buzz' and 'meow' are imitative.