Moses’ Mother Being Hired as a Wet-Nurse by Pharaoh’s Daughter was in Keeping with Ancient Near Eastern Practice
In the ancient Near East when a child was adopted who was still nursing, a wet-nurse would be hired until the child was weaned. This serves a the background of Moses' mother being hired as a wet-nurse for baby Moses (Exod 2:7- 10). https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Exod-2.1-10b-Moses'-Mother-as-Wet-Nurse.pdf