gift wrapping vs wrapping

gift wrapping and wrapping both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gift wrapping	Yes	No	No	No
wrapping	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wrapping is a hypernym of gift wrapping; that is, wrapping is a word with a broader meaning than gift wrapping:

gift wrapping: ornamental wrapping for gifts
wrapping: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

Other hypernyms of gift wrapping include wrap, wrapper.

gift wrapping (noun)	wrapping (noun)
ornamental wrapping for gifts	the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
	an enveloping bandage