Hi, this is more a "is this something people use?"/"What does it mean to the person you say it to" question, not a grammar problem.
The example "La grossesse va bien à ta femme" comes off as eyebrow-raising-rude to my English speaking brain (maybe it's a regional difference? I'm American and from the southeast). Is this something people would actually say/use or would it get you side-eyed around the world? I feel like my brain must be taking it too literally.
Bonjour Mia !
I found your question very interesting actually :)
In French, the term "grossesse" is exclusively used to mean pregnancy, and doesn't have any fat-shaming connotation, I'd even say it's the contrary: la grossesse is usually considered a beautiful thing in French culture.
What really struck me is the fact that until I read your comment, I hadn't ever thought of the etymology of the word, and its derivation from gros/grosse! And it reminded me of another way people use grosse in French, when referring to a pregnant animal on a farm for example:
Ma jument est grosse. My female horse is pregnant.
-> The adjective for people is enceinte.
So thank you for this interesting question, it's always fascinating to reflect on one's own language:)
Bonne journée !
Are you taking it to mean something it doesn't, rather than too literally ?
la grossesse - (the) pregnancy
Hi, this is more a "is this something people use?"/"What does it mean to the person you say it to" question, not a grammar problem.
The example "La grossesse va bien à ta femme" comes off as eyebrow-raising-rude to my English speaking brain (maybe it's a regional difference? I'm American and from the southeast). Is this something people would actually say/use or would it get you side-eyed around the world? I feel like my brain must be taking it too literally.
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