Meaning and local context
In Manchester, “our kid” means A sibling, close relative, friend, or familiar person. The relationship depends on the speaker and context.
Example in context
A local example is “Our kid is meeting us later.” In plain English, that means “My sibling or close friend is meeting us later.”
Our kid is meeting us later.
My sibling or close friend is meeting us later.
How to interpret it
The surrounding sentence is important when interpreting “our kid”. Use the regional sense above when the situation matches the example instead of relying on the word or phrase in isolation.
Tone and caution
Do not assume it always means a literal child. Because this is informal regional language, tone and situation should guide whether you use “our kid” yourself or simply recognise it when someone else uses it.