diff --git a/pandas/_typing.py b/pandas/_typing.py
index 837a7a89e0b83..37a5d7945955d 100644
--- a/pandas/_typing.py
+++ b/pandas/_typing.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
     from pandas.core.arrays.base import ExtensionArray  # noqa: F401
     from pandas.core.dtypes.dtypes import ExtensionDtype  # noqa: F401
     from pandas.core.indexes.base import Index  # noqa: F401
-    from pandas.core.frame import DataFrame  # noqa: F401
     from pandas.core.series import Series  # noqa: F401
     from pandas.core.sparse.series import SparseSeries  # noqa: F401
+    from pandas.core.generic import NDFrame  # noqa: F401
 
 
 AnyArrayLike = TypeVar(
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 Dtype = Union[str, np.dtype, "ExtensionDtype"]
 FilePathOrBuffer = Union[str, Path, IO[AnyStr]]
 
-FrameOrSeries = TypeVar("FrameOrSeries", "Series", "DataFrame")
+FrameOrSeries = TypeVar("FrameOrSeries", bound="NDFrame")
 Scalar = Union[str, int, float]
 Axis = Union[str, int]
 Ordered = Optional[bool]
+
+# to maintain type information across generic functions and parametrization
+_T = TypeVar("_T")