tidings vs latest

tidings and latest both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tidings	Yes	No	No	No
latest	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

Other hyponyms of tidings include good word.

tidings (noun)	latest (noun)
information about recent and important events	the most recent news or development

tidings (adjective)	latest (adjective)
	up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
	in the current fashion or style