what does haploid and diploid mean?

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Gametes (s e x cells) are haploid
Somatic cells (body cells) are diploid
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ploid means number of chromosomes in a cell.cells with 2 sets of chromosomes are called diploid(di means 2) and cells with 1 set of chromosome is called haploid.
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A cell having 23 pairs ofchromosomes i.e. 46 chromosomes, are classified into diploid cell having 23 chromosomes i.e. a gamete cell , are classified into haploid cell .
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