The invention relates to an infant or adult diaper, having a first and second elastic cuff (30a, 30b) being positioned on either longitudinal side of the topsheet (22) and opposing each other, the longitudinally extending elastic cuffs (30a, 30b) each having a proximal edge (32) being attached to the diaper and each having a distal edge (34), at least the crotch region (B) of which is not attached to the diaper (10) and forms a free flap (38a, 38b) wherein the diaper (10) comprises a cuff connector (70) being attached to the first longitudinally extending elastic cuff (30a) and the second longitudinally extending elastic cuff (30b), the cuff connector (70) extending in a generally transverse direction and being able to extert a force between the first longitudinally extending elastic cuff (30a) and the second longitudinally extending elastic cuff (30b), the force having a direction from one free flap (38a) of longitudinally extending elastic cuff (30a) towards the other free flap (38b) of longitudinally extending elastic cuff (30b).
