friend vs Whig

friend and Whig both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
friend	Yes	No	No	No
Whig	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Whig is a hyponym of friend; that is, Whig is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than friend:

friend (noun)	Whig (noun)
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust	a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
a person with whom you are acquainted	a supporter of the American Revolution
an associate who provides cooperation or assistance	a member of the Whig Party that existed in the United States before the American Civil War
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.