Identity And Belonging

noun a child who has been abandoned and found without any identification

adjective relating to a foundling or foundlings

• The orphanage took in a foundling who was left on their doorstep.
• The town rallied together to support the foundling they found abandoned in the park.
• Hey, did you hear about that baby foundling that was left at the fire station?
• The new employee felt like a foundling in the corporate world, trying to find their place among experienced colleagues.

noun a belief or attitude that one place is superior to others, often resulting in discrimination or prejudice against people from different places

• Placeism is a form of discrimination based on a person's place of origin.
• I don't like how some people show placeism towards others from different cities.
• It's not cool to be all placeism on someone just because they're not from around here.
• Treating people differently based on where they come from is like a subtle form of placeism.