giant vs animate being

giant and animate being both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
giant	Yes	Yes	No	No
animate being	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, animate being is a hypernym of giant; that is, animate being is a word with a broader meaning than giant:

Other hypernyms of giant include animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna.

giant (noun)	animate being (noun)
any creature of exceptional size	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
an unusually large enterprise
a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)
someone that is abnormally large and powerful
a person of exceptional importance and reputation
an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

giant (adjective)	animate being (adjective)
of great mass; huge and bulky