Disposable pant-type absorbent article such as a pant diaper, a sanitary pant or incontinence pant specially adapted for a male user, said disposable pant-type absorbent article comprises: a chassis having a front section and a back section, each comprising a waist edge, a pair of side edges and a pair of leg edges, an absorbent core, a front region configured for receiving the genitals of a male user, a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, in which the front section at least partly is made of an elastic material comprising at least one elastic element, wherein a first portion of the elastic material extends over at least a central portion of the absorbent article for pressing a front portion of the absorbent core towards a user during use of the absorbent article, the first portion of the elastic material providing a gathering effect of the chassis and the absorbent core along a side facing the waist edge, wherein a second portion of the elastic material is located more towards the back than the first portion and includes at least one elongated side elastic element extending on the transverse sides of at least part of the front region, wherein the absorbent article further comprises at least one elongated side elastic element attached in a substantially longitudinal direction on each transverse side of the front region for providing a side gathering effect along the transverse sides of the front region, such that the absorbent core within the front region, under the influence of the elongated side elastic elements and the first and second portions of the elastic material, is adapted to bulge outwardly during use of the article to form a bowl shaped portion for receiving the genitals of a male user.
