monkey vs child

monkey and child both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
monkey	Yes	No	Yes	No
child	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, child is a hypernym of monkey; that is, child is a word with a broader meaning than monkey:

Other hypernyms of monkey include fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.

monkey (noun)	child (noun)
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)	a young person of either sex
one who is playfully mischievous	a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
	an immature childish person
	a member of a clan or tribe

monkey (verb)	child (verb)
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly