noun
nail scissors
Specifically scissors for cutting fingernails or toenails, distinct from nail clippers (爪切り).
爪切りばさみで赤ちゃんの爪を切る。
I cut the baby's nails with nail scissors.
Kanji spelling for ばさみ; may be encountered but is less frequent.
爪切り usually refers to nail clippers, while 爪切りばさみ specifically means nail scissors.
Compound of 爪切り (つめきり, 'nail cutting') and はさみ ('scissors'), with rendaku voicing of はさみ to ばさみ.