monkey vs fry

monkey and fry both are nouns.

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

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

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

monkey (noun)	fry (noun)
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)	a young person of either sex
one who is playfully mischievous

monkey (verb)	fry (verb)
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly	cook in hot fat or oil
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly	kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
	be excessively hot