A disposable wearing article (30A) is provided with a skin-contactable panel (40A) laid in a front half (32A) of a crotch region (32) of the article (30A) and a liquid-impervious partition (41) laid in a vicinity of a transverse center line (L1) of the article (30A). The panel (40A) has transversely opposite side edges (48) bonded to transverse opposite side portion (35) of the article (40A) and an intermediate portion (49) defined between these side edges. The partition (41) has an upper edge bonded (50) to the panel (40A), a lower edge bonded to a topsheet (36) of the article (40A) transversely opposite side edges (53) bonded to the side portions (35) of the article (40A) and a middle portion defined between the upper and lower edges (50). The intermediate portion (49) of the panel (49A) describes an upward convex circular arc above the topsheet (36) and the middle portion of the partition (41) is unfolded in a thickness direction of the article (30A) so as to form a pocket-like barrier against movement of bodily wastes.
