"My daughter married his son, so he's my mekhutn."

"We'll need to make sure we order enough food for twelve people. We have our son, his wife, along with the machatunim."

"The relationship [with the machatunim] is awkward because its starting point is not a relaxed conversation about news, weather and sports, but rather about business – who pays for what?" (source)

"My daughter just got engaged. I guess I have to invite the machetunim over for dinner soon." (JPS)

"My mechutanim are coming all the way from Zurich for the bris." (Glinert)